Laparoscopic removal of a pancreatic foreign body.

Cindy Wu; Eric S. Hungness

Laparoscopic removal of a pancreatic foreign body.

Cindy Wu^*, Eric S. Hungness

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Surgery, Gastrointestinal/Endocrinology Division

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Abstract

We present a case report of a laparoscopically retrieved foreign body that migrated into the pancreas. The patient is a 44-year-old man who presented with epigastric pain and was subsequently found by computed tomographic scan to have a foreign body in the head of the pancreas. After attempted endoscopic retrieval, we successfully removed the foreign body laparoscopically, thus avoiding laparotomy. Laparoscopy is an effective tool for pancreatic exploration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	541-543
Number of pages	3
Journal	JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons / Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Volume	10
Issue number	4
State	Published - Jan 1 2006

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Surgery

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