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An unusual foreign body in an inguinal hernia sac: Case report and literature review


G Miyano
T Takahashi
Ts Takahashi
GJ Lane
Y Kato
T Okazaki
A Yamataka

Abstract

A 13-month-old boy accidentally ingested a 5 cm dressmaker’s pin. On presentation, the pin was in the duodenum and there was a right inguinal hernia. After 17 days, the pin failed to progress. At surgery, the sac contained appendix perforated by the pin. This is the fi rst case in the literature.

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