A case report on hip implant's long journey: An unusual cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding
Intraabdominal migration of orthopedic implant causing gastrointestinal bleeding is a very rare condition and should be considered as a rare complication of implants in such patients.
Authors
- Bikal Ghimire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7692-3387)
- Subarna Giri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-5232)
- Rahul Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3164-6771)
- Nabees Man Singh Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-6143)
- Bibek Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4260-7677)
- Prasan Bir Singh Kansakar
Institutions
- Patan Academy of Health Sciences (NP)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
- Civil Service Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111185
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00