Abbas Ahmad, Al-Theab Faiz
Department of Gastroenterology, Damascus Hospital, Ministry of Health, Damascus, Syria.
Oxf Med Case Reports. 2024 Aug 19;2024(8):omae088. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omae088. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Foreign bodies are a rare cause of obstructive jaundice. In this case report, we present the case of a 59-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain and obstructive jaundice, which was later found out to be caused by an impacted shrapnel splinter in the common bile duct 7 years after a combat injury. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case from Syria. This case report is a reminder that impacted foreign bodies should be considered as a potential cause of obstructive jaundice in patients with previous combat injury.
异物是梗阻性黄疸的罕见病因。在本病例报告中,我们呈现了一名59岁男性的病例,该患者出现腹痛和梗阻性黄疸,后来发现是由战伤7年后胆总管内一枚嵌顿的弹片碎片所致。据我们所知,这是叙利亚首例有记录的病例。本病例报告提醒我们,对于有过战伤的患者,应将嵌顿异物视为梗阻性黄疸的潜在病因。