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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(11):1417-1421. Published online November 15, 2002.

A Case of Scoliosis Due to a Foreign Body(Pencil) in the Colon

Jeong Sik JS Seo¹, Sun Mi SM Chung¹, Eun Jin EJ Choi¹, Jin Kyung JK Kim¹, Un Seok US Nho¹, Hai Lee HL Chung¹, Dae Hyun DH Joo², Woo Taek WT Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daegu, Korea
²Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daegu, Korea

Correspondence Woo Taek WT Kim ,Email: goodd2008@hanmail.net

Abstract

Scoliosis describes a lateral curvature of the spine and is often associated with cosmetic and functional impairments due to severe deformity of the spine. The incidence of adolescent scoliosis is 2-4% of children between 10 and 16 years of age. Eighty five percent of them are idiopathic, in which the most common type of scoliosis is right side-bending. In addition, it is classified into congenital, and secondary scoliosis such as neuromuscular disease and neurofibromatosis. Congenital scoliosis is associated with abnormalities of urinary system(20%), congenital heart diseases(15 %), and other abnormalities(10%) such as syringomyelia. We experienced a case of scoliosis by a foreign body(a pencil) in the colon which has never been reported up to date. A brief review of the literature was made.

Keywords :Scoliosis, Foreign body, Pencil, Colon