A swallowed foreign body that uncovered an undiagnosed bowel pathology

This report details a unique presentation of Crohn's disease in a patient who inadvertently swallowed the cap of a USB mass storage device and subsequently developed intestinal obstruction and underwent a limited right hemicolectomy. Imaging, photographs and histology are described with discuss...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2011-01, Vol.2011 (jan03 1), p.bcr0720103175-bcr0720103175
Hauptverfasser:	Garnham, C R, Wilson, J I, Kaur, G, Kamath, S H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Crohn Disease - complications Crohn Disease - diagnosis Crohn's disease Deglutition Europe (West) Foreign bodies Foreign Bodies - complications Granulomas Humans Incidental Findings Inflammation Inflammatory bowel disease Intestinal obstruction Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Ostomy Pathology Peritonitis Small intestine Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury White
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Zusammenfassung:	This report details a unique presentation of Crohn's disease in a patient who inadvertently swallowed the cap of a USB mass storage device and subsequently developed intestinal obstruction and underwent a limited right hemicolectomy. Imaging, photographs and histology are described with discussion of surgical outcomes.
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr.07.2010.3175