An unusual cause of small bowel perforation: apricot pit

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ATİLA K., Guler S., BORA S., Gulay H.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.286-288, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
• Basım Tarihi: 2011
• Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2011.71676
• Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.286-288
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Apricot pit, foreign body, small bowel perforation
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ingestion of foreign bodies can be a common problem, especially among children, alcoholics, and psychiatric and senile patients. Foreign bodies with smooth edges usually do not pose significant problems, but a sharp foreign object that is not retrieved immediately may penetrate the wall and cause complications. Ingested foreign bodies usually pass the intestinal tract uneventfully, and perforation occurs in less than 1%. In this study, we report a case of small bowel obstruction with perforation in a 73-year-old female due to the accidental swallowing of an apricot pit.