Deceiving duodenal erosion: a fishbone lies beneath

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2024 Dec;116(12):723-724. doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10872/2024.

Abstract

Incidental identification of foreign body (FB) during daily screening endoscopy is not rare. The patients may have unspecific symptoms and do not report a history of FB ingestion at presentation. Although these FBs mostly pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully, a certain proportion could be impacted and cause complications. Lack of a definite history of FB ingestion could make diagnosis difficult and delay treatment when FB presents with deceiving endoscopic appearances. We report a duodenal FB mimicking erosion found in screening upper endoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Duodenum* / diagnostic imaging
  • Duodenum* / pathology
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
  • Foreign Bodies* / complications
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans