Abdominal CT manifestations in fish bone foreign body injuries: What the radiologist needs to know. (1st July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Devendra; Venugopalan Nair, Anirudh; Nepal, Pankaj; Alotaibi, Tareq Z; Al-Heidous, Mahmoud; Blair Macdonald, David
• Is Part Of: Acta radiologica open. Volume 10:Number 7(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-07-01
• Subjects: Fish foreign body -- computed tomography -- gastrointestinal tract -- injury; Radiology -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Imaging -- Periodicals; Radiology; Periodicals; 616.075705
• DOI: 10.1177/20584601211026808
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2058-4601

Abstract

Fish bone is one of the most common foreign body ingestions encountered in the emergency department. Fish bone perforations occur most commonly in segments with acute angulation like the ileocecal region and rectosigmoid junction and can present acutely with obstruction and free air or with chronic complications like abscess and sepsis. Radiologists should be familiar with the high-risk clinical scenarios, the CT appearance of radiopaque fishbones, and the spectrum of imaging findings related to gastrointestinal (GI) tract so as to direct management and timely referral to GI endoscopists and surgeons.