title: An unusual case of small bowel obstruction.
abstract: A patient with small bowel obstruction due to a fruit pith (peach) is presented. The diagnostic work up, the treatment and a review of the literature in the matter of obstructions due to swallowed goods are presented. Intestinal obstruction due to ingested organic material is a clinical entity on its own, and careful history taking can give a clue for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, A. Z. Sint-Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verstocken
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himpens
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male