Orlando O Ocampo, Siegfredo R Paloyo, Ferri P David-Paloyo, Leonard Christopher T Sena, Emmanuel T Limpin, Eduardo C Ayuste
Foreign body ingestion is an infrequent cause of small bowel obstruction and, rarely, perforation. It is a common occurrence among pediatric patients, mentally impaired and the edentulous elderly population majority of which will pass through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully. The likelihood of complications such as perforation, bleeding or fistula formation increases markedly particularly for sharp, stiff, and elongated objects (i.e. toothpicks, meat bones, pins, and razor blades). Diagnosis can be difficult as frequently patients are incognizant of the nature and time of ingestion...
June 2024: Trauma Case Reports