AUTHOR=Li Xuemin , Cheng Junfeng , Wang Yonghang , Chen Zhijun , Chen Zewei , Ren Chao 

TITLE=Case Report: Cholecystitis and gastric perforation caused by a fishbone and treated by laparoscopic surgery

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1523249

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2025.1523249

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=Rare cases of swallowed fish bones leading to cholecystitis and gastric perforation have been reported. Here, we present the case of a 71-year-old male patient who experienced 10 days of right upper quadrant pain after eating fish. Laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation and cholecystectomy was performed and successfully removed a fishbone of 3 cm in length from the region between the gallbladder cavity and the gastric antrum. The patient was 10 days after surgery and recovered well. No sign of recurrence was observed at the 3-month follow-up.