DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2015.v03i12.013

Pages: 1185-1188

Deliberate ingestion of single foreign body is a common scenario seen by gastroenterologists in psychiatric units and prisons. However, multiple foreign body ingestions, especially located in the stomach, provide the surgeon with challenges for management and treatment. Although most foreign objects pass spontaneously, one should have a low threshold of intervention for multiple objects, especially those that are wide, sharp and at risk of perforation. Diagnosis is typically made when there is a history of ingestion along with corresponding radiographic verification. We present a case of a 40 year-old man with c/o pain in abdomen and ingestion of multiple foreign bodies. Radiological findings (X-Ray and CT scan) showed multiple foreign bodies in stomach. Exploratory laparotomy with gastrotomy with removal of foreign bodies was done.