The Nectarine Pit as a Cause for Small Bowel Obstruction and Perforation: A Case Report

Abstract

Ingestion of a foreign body is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. Ingested foreign bodies will usually pass without clinical sequelae, however on occasion can contribute to significant morbidity. Here we present an unusual case of small bowel obstruction and perforation as a result of accidental ingestion of a nectarine pit.

Coconut leaf midrib skewer as a cause for small bowel obstruction and perforation: A case report

“…Although many sharp and stiff foreign bodies have been similarly documented to cause obstruction and perforation after ingestion, this is the first report of such a penetrating object uniquely found in food from a certain Philippine locality. More recent interesting cases reported blister pill pack, seeds and oyster shell ingestion [ [10] , [11] , [12] ]. Failure to recognize, poor eyesight and eating hastily may explain as to how this case has occurred.…”

Foreign Body as a Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Patient With Crohn’s Disease

“…9,10 Slučajevi kod kojih je strano tijelo koštica u literaturi su opisani za plodove s košticama većih dimenzija kao što su marelice, šljive i nektarine. 6,11,12,13 Takav su primjer opisali Al-Najjar i sur. u čijem se prikazu bolesnik prezentirao novonastalim bolima u donjem dijelu abdomena i kliničkom slikom ileusa.…”

“…Daljnjim pregledom crijeva ustanovljena je perforacija tankog crijeva u području proksimalnog ileuma zbog čega je dio crijeva reseciran. 11 Iako bolesnik u ovom prikazu nije imao stenozirani terminalni ileum, strano tijelo gotovo istih karakteristika i dimenzija zastalo je također u području ileocekalne valvule, odnosno na mjestu fi ziološkog suženja i predilekcijskog zastoja. Osim toga, kod ovog bolesnika došlo je do perforacije crijeva, što se u naše bolesnice nije dogodilo.…”