An unusual case of bowel obstruction: phytobezoar mimicking narcotic drug packs
| Autor: | Bruno Riou, X Boulanger, Yonathan Freund |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Narcotics medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Narcotic medicine.medical_treatment Abdominal ct Distension Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Risk Assessment Bezoars Diagnosis Differential medicine Humans Drug Implants Crohn's disease Laparotomy Unusual case business.industry Ileal Diseases Peas General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Bowel obstruction Phytobezoar Emergency Medicine Female Radiology medicine.symptom business Tomography X-Ray Computed Intestinal Obstruction |
| Zdroj: | Emergency medicine journal : EMJ. 28(1) |
| ISSN: | 1472-0213 |
| Popis: | A 40-year-old woman presented with a history of sudden abdominal pain. She had no medical or psychiatric history. On examination, she had diffuse abdominal pain and distension. C-Reactive protein was 4 mg/dl. Abdominal x-rays showed central air fluid levels. Abdominal CT scan revealed small bowel dilatation and a dozen foreign bodies a few centimetres in size localised in the terminal ileum. Images … |
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