Pseudotumoural gastric lesion caused by fish bone perforation

Authors

  • Walid Al-Deeb
  • Roopi Sascha Dua
  • Rudi Borgstein
  • John Firth

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v3i1.69

Keywords:

fish bone, perforation, stomach, gastric

Abstract

We report the case of a 34-year-old previously fit and healthy male who presented to the accident & emergency department with non-specific abdominal pain. The patient proceeded to undergo laparotomy at which a large mass was found adjacent to the stomach. The impression at surgery was of a lymphoma or gastric carcinoma though CT had reported the likelihood of a fish bone or foreign body causing duodenal perforation. Histology later confirmed the presence of a fish bone surrounded by reactive tissue.

Author Biographies

Walid Al-Deeb

Foundation Year 1 Doctor, General Sugery, North Central Thames (London Deanery), UK

1st Author

Roopi Sascha Dua

Specialist Registrar, General Surgery, North East Thames, UK

2nd Author

Rudi Borgstein

Consultant, Department of Radiology

3rd Author 

John Firth

Consultant, Department of Histopathology

4th Author

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Published

2009-01-04

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Gastrointestinal Radiology

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