Citation

Mirza B, Sheikh A. APSP j. case rep. 2011; 2(3): 25.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Pakistan)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22953292

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is common in children. Sharp foreign bodies are potentially harmful and can result various complications. An 8-month-old infant presented with incarcerated umbilical hernia. With a suspicion of strangulation, operation was performed that revealed a loop of ileum being stuck in the umbilical defect. The loop of ileum was freed from the umbilicus which demonstrated open ends of safety pin piercing out of bowel lumen. The enterotomy followed by removal of safety pin was performed.

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