Perforation of the Gallbladder Due to a Swallowed Sewing Needle: Case Report

Year 2017, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 7 - 9, 01.01.2017

Halil Doğan Kasım Çağlayan Banu Fatma İşler Hasan Arslan Doğaç Niyazi Özüçelik

Abstract

Introduction: Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common problem, particularly among the elderly, pediatric, and psychiatric populations. Most of the foreign bodies pass spontaneously and uneventfully within a week. Perforation of the gallbladder by an ingested sewing needle is extremely rare, and a single case has been reported in the literature.Case Report: We report a rare case of 30-year-old woman who accidentally ingested a sewing needle, which silently perforated the stomach and migrated to the gallbladder. Conclusion: For foreign bodies in the stomach and duodenum, the general management is usually conservative. In situations such as those in our presented case, if there is a history of foreign body ingestion and failure of its progress as well as the presence of acute abdomen, there may be an indication for surgery

Keywords

Foreign bodies, gallbladder, perforation, sewing needle

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