Case Series
Fish Bone Causing Perforation of the Intestine and Meckel’s Diverticulum
Table 1
Summarizes the presentation of all the cases.
| Case no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Sex and age | 29 M | 32 M | 48 M | 24 M | 45 M | 42 M | Clinical features | | | | | | | Pain duration | 1 day | 3 days | 1 day | 3 days | 4 days | 2 days | Localization of pain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | CRP | 20 | 98 | 143 | 27 | Not done | 12 | WBC | 15000 | 12000 | 9000 | 11000 | 12000 | 14000 | CT findings | | | | | | CT not done | Abscess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thickened ileal loop | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Fatty infiltration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Localized pneumoperitoneum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peritoneal effusion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Calcified foreign body | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Treatment | DL | DL | DL+LA | DL | OA | OA | Site of perforation (intraoperative) | Ileum | Ileum | Ileum | Ileum | Meckel’s | Meckel’s | Bowel resection | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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DL: diagnostic laparoscopy; AO: open appendectomy; LA: laparoscopic appendectomy; retrospective; Yes: 1, No: 0. |