Granulomatous Inflammation of Greater Omentum Caused by a Migrating Fishbone

Authors：Fan, Tao; Wang, Chao-Qi; Song, Ying-Jie^*; Wu, Wan-Yan; Wei, Ya-Nan; Li, Xue-Tao

Source：JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2022, 32: 124-126.

DOI：10.29271/jcpsp.2022.JCPSPCR.CR124

• Fishbone
• Gastrointestinal perforation
• Greater omentum
• Granulomatous inflammation
• Laparotomy

Fishbone is the most common ingested gastrointestinal foreign matter and is less than 1% perforate. However, a fishbone penetrating the gastrointestinal tract and causing granulomatous inflammation of the greater omentum with local suppuration is not common. Because of the nonspecific clinical symptoms, gastrointestinal perforation may be manifested only as dull abdominal pain, which is often ignored and timely clinical treatment may be delayed. We report a case of a 61-year male who experienced intermittent right median ventral abdominal pain for half a year. These symptoms were the result of granulomatous inflammation of the greater omentum with local suppuration caused by a migrating fishbone (3.5 cm in length). Finally, the fishbone was removed by exploratory laparotomy.