Areca nut - an unusual cause of small intestinal obstruction
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Ingested foreign bodies are commonly encountered in clinical practice, especially in children. Till now, no case has been reported in the literature where a small intestinal obstruction was produced as a result of foreign body (areca nut) ingestion. We report a case of a 30-year-old female clinically presented as an acute intestinal obstruction of 4 days duration. Her plain X-ray abdomen showed multiple small intestinal fluid levels. Abdominal ultrasound showed dilated loops of small intestine. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography abdomen showed an intraluminal non-enhancing lesion near ileocecal junction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed 3 cm×2.5 cm× 2.5 cm rounded foreign body (swollen areca nut) causing an intestinal obstruction which was removed by enterotomy. There was no ileal stricture or diverticulum noted. Post-operative period was uneventful.
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Murtaza Akhtar, Gayatri Deshpande, Ankit Daware
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