Volume 29, Issue 160, June 2025

Fishing for the correct diagnosis by a surgeon

Varun Kulkarni^1♦, Veerendra Kumar KV², Nataraj YS³, Mustafa Firasath¹, Vishwas T¹

¹MCh Post graduate student, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and research center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
²Head of the Department, Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and research center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
³Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and research center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

^♦Corresponding author
Varun Kulkarni, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chikkabannavara, Hesarghatta, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

ABSTRACT

Accidental ingestion of fish bone is commonly seen in populations that have fish as a staple diet. In most such cases, the foreign body will travel through the alimentary canal uneventfully without causing any complications such as hollow viscous perforation or obstruction. We are hereby reporting a case that presented with a palpable abdominal lump, the features of which were consistent with those of a soft tissue tumour. The importance of being vigilant in managing such cases cannot be overstated, as it is crucial to avoid intraoperative surprises despite thorough radiological evaluation. Thus, fishing for the correct diagnosis by a surgeon is essential.

Keywords: musculoskeletal MRI, anterior abdominal wall lesion, foreign body perforation, fish bone perforation, desmoid tumour

Medical Science, 2025, 29, e98ms3583

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v29i160.e98ms3583

Published: 30 June 2025