CONCLUSION

Identifying a case of fishbone ingestion is difficult because patients often do not remember when they ate fish, especially children. Therefore, it is critical for parents to recall their children’s food and drinking history. In the case of a child with acute abdomen, doctors have to ask carefully about eating and drinking histories, if they ate fish, chicken, and so on, or not. A clinical examination together with imaging diagnosis is necessary to make the most accurate diagnosis. When performing an inflammatory appendectomy, the abdomen should also be carefully examined.