Research Articles · %812 %e, %2014 · DOI: 10.15520/ijmhs.2014.vol4.iss5.26.162-163

Razor blade ingestion: Resident’s apprehension

Sanjeev Somashekar Rathod, Hemanth Sureshwara Ghalige,Karthik K, Sapam Opendro Singh

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Sharp foreign body ingestions are reported variedly in literature and their management still lacks standardization. Though its presentation is quite common in psychiatric asylums, presentation to the emergency room as a primary case is challenging to the working residents. Here we present a case of razor blade ingestion by a 19 year old female following mental conflict. Abdominal x-ray revealed multiple small radio-opaque shadows. Patient was managed conservatively with regular monitoring without any endoscopic or surgical intervention. The experience of the authors of the nonsurgical and non-endoscopic management in absence of peritonism in sharp foreign body ingestion as a standard of care could be an avenue for the resources in the future.

Keywords: Foreign Body, Razor Blade, Psychiatric Asylum, Conservative

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