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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2019; 7(6): 805-808
Published online Mar 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i6.805
Published online Mar 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i6.805
Unexplained abdominal pain due to a fish bone penetrating the gastric antrum and migrating into the neck of the pancreas: A case report
Rui Xie, Bi-Guang Tuo, Hui-Chao Wu, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital to Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Tuo BG and Wu HC are the co-corresponding authors; Xie R managed the patient and collected the data; Tuo BG and Wu HC were responsible for case report design and writing.
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Corresponding author: Hui-Chao Wu, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital to Zunyi Medical College, 149 Dalian Road, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China. wuhuichao_gzzy@aliyun.com
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Received: December 19, 2018
Peer-review started: December 19, 2018
First decision: January 6, 2019
Revised: January 21, 2019
Accepted: February 26, 2019
Article in press: February 26, 2019
Published online: March 26, 2019
Peer-review started: December 19, 2018
First decision: January 6, 2019
Revised: January 21, 2019
Accepted: February 26, 2019
Article in press: February 26, 2019
Published online: March 26, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Only rare cases of fish bone migration to the pancreas have been described in the literature. We report the case of a 32-year-old man who presented with unexplained abdominal pain due to a fish bone penetrating the gastric antrum and migrating into the neck of the pancreas. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific so that correct diagnosis may be delayed, and imaging examination and endoscopic ultrasonography are reported to be the main diagnostic tools. Laparoscopy is an effective method for identifying and removing the fish bone.