학술논문

Toothpick perforates small bowel-mimicking diverticulitis.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. Sep2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 9, p1-4. 4p.
Subject
*FOREIGN bodies
*CRITICAL thinking
*COMPUTED tomography
*ETIOLOGY of diseases
*SMALL intestine
*DIVERTICULITIS
*INTESTINAL perforation
Language
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]