Pediatr. praxi. 2014;15(2):93-94

The mystery of foreign body

MUDr.Veronika Matušková1, MUDr.Pavel Klvaňa2, MUDr.Jaroslav Havelka3, MUDr.Kateřina Zelenáková4, MUDr.Karla Hrňová5, MUDr.Frydrych Borek6
1 Klinika dětského lékařství FN Ostrava
2 Interní klinika FN Ostrava
3 Ústav radiodiagnostický FN Ostrava
4 Dětské oddělení Nemocnice Nový Jičín
5 PLDD, Fulnek
6 Soukromá RDG ambulance MammoCentrum, Nový Jičín

We present a case study of an 8.5 year old boy with abdominal pain which developed after blunt trauma to the right lumbar area. A combination

of imaging methods revealed an acicular foreign body whose location was localized in the second part of the duodenum (D2).

Subsequently, an endoscopy was performed where an entire 65 mm long wooden toothstick was extracted. Initial doubt of the foreign

body penetrating the kidney was not confirmed. The boy and his parents were both unaware of the boy ingesting the object.

Keywords: abdominal pain, foreign body, toothstick, endoscopy

Published: April 20, 2014  Show citation

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Matušková V, Klvaňa P, Havelka J, Zelenáková K, Hrňová K, Borek F. The mystery of foreign body. Pediatr. praxi. 2014;15(2):93-94.
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