학술논문
Toothpick perforates small bowel-mimicking diverticulitis.
Document Type
Case Study
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Subject
*FOREIGN bodies
*CRITICAL thinking
*COMPUTED tomography
*ETIOLOGY of diseases
*SMALL intestine
*DIVERTICULITIS
*INTESTINAL perforation
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ISSN
2042-8812
Abstract
Bowel perforation is an emergency condition that requires critical thinking and readily intervention; nevertheless, on occasions, its presentation can be challenging to diagnose. Several etiologies could cause bowel perforation, including obstruction, mass, inflammation, ischemia, etc. On rare occasions, a foreign body could be the cause of perforation, which mandates a detailed history and focused review of the images when the patient's condition allows. We report a case of ileal perforation caused by an ingested wooden toothpick that was suspected on the CT images, which the patient has no memory of ingesting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]