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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2014; 20(22): 7075-7078
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7075
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7075
Fish bone migration to the urinary bladder after rectosigmoid colon perforation
Min-Kyung Cho, Moon-Soo Lee, Department of Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon 302-799, South Korea
Hyun-Young Han, Department of Radiology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon 302-799, South Korea
Seung Hyo Woo, Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon 302-799, South Korea
Author contributions: Cho MK and Lee MS contributed equally to this work; Cho MK, Lee MS, Han HY and Woo SH designed research; and Cho MK, Lee MS, Han HY and Woo SH wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Moon-Soo Lee, MD, Department of Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Dunsan 2-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-799, South Korea. mslee01@eulji.ac.kr
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Received: October 17, 2013
Revised: January 22, 2014
Accepted: March 8, 2014
Published online: June 14, 2014
Processing time: 241 Days and 18.8 Hours
Revised: January 22, 2014
Accepted: March 8, 2014
Published online: June 14, 2014
Processing time: 241 Days and 18.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Fish bones are the most commonly observed objects leading to bowel perforation. In this case report, abscess formation due to perforation of rectosigmoid colon by a fish bone can lead to its migration to the urinary bladder. The operation timing for removal of foreign body should be tactically considered if the vital signs are stable, but we should always keep in mind that delayed complications such as migration of foreign body to adjacent organ could happen.