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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Bone in emergency room: Not only a skeletal problem! A rare case of accidental chicken bone ingestion in the afferent loop following Billroth II partial gastrectomy.

Consolato Gullì, Mario Di Diego, Giorgio Mazzotta, Giuseppe Cicchetti, Daniele Perla, Maria Elena Riccioni, Roberto Calbi, Natale Luigi

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Consolato GullìAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mario Di DiegoAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giorgio MazzottaAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe CicchettiAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Daniele PerlaAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maria Elena RiccioniDigestive Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
Roberto CalbiDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale Regionale Miulli, Bari, Italy.
Natale LuigiAdvanced Radiology Center, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

We report the case of a 58-year-old male with prior Billroth II gastrectomy who presented with worsening abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a hyperdense, corticated, triangular-shaped foreign body (FB), consistent with a chicken bone, which had undergone retrograde migration and become impacted in the afferent duodenal loop. The FB's orientation and location were precisely characterized, with associated inflammatory changes but no perforation. Push enteroscopy confirmed and successfully removed the FB. Post-procedural imaging excluded complications. This case highlights the diagnostic value of CT in identifying ingested FBs and illustrates the exceptional risk of retrograde FB migration and potential perforation in the afferent loop following Billroth II surgery.

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Billroth II gastrectomyChicken boneComputed tomography (CT)Emergency radiologyForeign body ingestionPush enteroscopy

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