DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2020.v06i10.001

Pages: 321-323

Foreign bodies (FB) in digestive tracts are not unusual, usually children present with accidental ingestion. We here describe a case of 42 years old woman presenting with accidental ingestion of sharp-edged FB, which had to be removed by anterior resection of colon. Ingested sharp FBs pose risks of perforation and bowel obstruction. Conservative approach by tracking FB migration on serial imaging can be depended on provided there are no features of perforation/obstruction. Minimally invasive techniques like gastroscopy, colonoscopy is a safe, efficient means of removal but conventional surgical methods (colotomy, segmental resections etc) may also be required if minimally invasive methods fail. Appropriate technique will depend on characteristics of FB and patients presenting features.