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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

Small bowel perforation caused by a fish bone in a patient with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report.

Hiroki Nakahara, Shunsuke Doi, Satoshi Yasuda, Minako Nagai, Kota Nakamura, Yasuko Matsuo, Taichi Terai, Yuichiro Kohara, Takeshi Sakata, Masayuki Sho

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Hiroki NakaharaDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Shunsuke DoiDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Satoshi YasudaDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Minako NagaiDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Kota NakamuraDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Yasuko MatsuoDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Taichi TeraiDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Yuichiro KoharaDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Takeshi SakataDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
Masayuki ShoDepartment of Surgery, Nara Medical University  840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.

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Abstract

Management of gastrointestinal perforation in patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is clinically challenging. A male in his 40s with vEDS presented with right lower abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a foreign body in the ileum with bowel perforation. A detailed inquiry revealed that he had consumed codfish six days prior. Based on these findings, he was diagnosed with a small bowel perforation caused by a fish bone. Emergency laparotomy was performed and intraoperative findings showed a fish bone in the ileum penetrating the mesentery. We resected ~5 cm of the small intestine, including the perforation site. Although the patient experienced postoperative paralytic ileus, he was discharged on postoperative Day 27. Gastrointestinal perforation caused by fish bones in patients with vEDS is extremely rare and requires careful assessment to determine the appropriate treatment. For surgeons, an individualized surgical strategy and optimal perioperative management are important to prevent fatal complications.

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fish boneintestinal perforationvascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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