Emergency CT of abdominal complications of ingested fish bones: what not to miss.
Gabriella Souza E SilvaNatália Borges Nunes GomesEduardo Oliveira PachecoFlávio Murilo Ribeiro BezerraRafael Borges NunesHumberto Lobato McpheeUlysses Santos TorresGiuseppe D'IppolitoPublished in: Emergency radiology (2020)
Fish bones are the most commonly ingested structures and the most common cause of foreign body perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Clinical presentation of foreign body GIT perforation is nonspecific, in many cases with clinical signs of acute abdomen, which can mimic appendicitis, diverticulitis, ulcer peptic disease, and other common inflammatory conditions. Besides, patients commonly do not refer that a fish bone was swallowed. Since this condition is usually not suspected by referring physicians of the emergency department (ED), radiologists play a key role in this diagnosis; the spectrum of these imaging features must be known in order to be accurately reported in the ED.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- high resolution
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- public health
- oxidative stress
- risk factors
- respiratory failure
- pulmonary embolism
- intensive care unit
- machine learning
- photodynamic therapy
- dual energy
- soft tissue
- bone loss