A sharp lesson: Duodenal perforation 2 months after ingestionof a pin

Abstract

An 11-year-old female child presented 2 months after accidentally swallowing her hijab pin, with right-sided abdominal pain. An X-ray showed that the pin was located in her right upper quadrant, and at laparoscopy, it was found to have eroded through her duodenum into her liver. Ingested pins should always be removed if not passed spontaneously within the first few days.

Keywords

• Abdominal pain
• foreign body
• ingestion
• pediatric surgery
• perforation
• pin