Treatment of a Patient Who Attempted Suicide by Swallowing a Razor Blade: A Case Report
Journal Title: Türk Kolon ve Rektum Hastalıkları Dergisi - Year 2017, Vol 27, Issue 3
Abstract
Intentional ingestion of foreign bodies is a common phenomenon among psychiatric patients and prisoners. In this report, we present a 34-year-old male prisoner who stated that he swallowed a razor blade to commit suicide. The patient was hospitalized and underwent upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy for observation. The patient developed acute abdominal pain while being monitored; an exploratory laparotomy was performed and two razor blades were removed from the patient’s small intestine. The patient’s symptoms regressed in the postoperative period and he was discharged. In conclusion, intentional ingestion of foreign bodies is a common phenomenon; patients should be closely monitored and cases that may require surgical intervention should not be overlooked.
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Tamer Akay
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