Obstructive ileus caused by a swallowed foreign body (a "press-through" package) and preexisting adhesions.
A "press-through" package (PTP), because it is large and square-shaped, tends to be caught in the esophagus when swallowed. A rare case of obstructive ileus induced by a PTP that was swallowed by 54-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and acute appendectomy is reported. The PTP was 19 mm x 18 mm and was lodged in the cecum, which was stenosed because of preexisting intestinal adhesions; consequently, the PTP obstructed the ileus. The PTP was surgically removed.
Imaizumi
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Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Yamauchi
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Namiki
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Takahashi
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Hatakeyama
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D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004349:Drug Packaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications