title: Intestinal perforation--a unique cause.
abstract: An illiterate, 65 years old, male attended surgery emergency with features of perforation peritonitis. Exploratory laparotomy revealed perforation in the terminal ileum and a sharp metallic object pointing at the perforation site. This, on removal, was found to be the sharp edge of a blister pack (with intact tablet within). The perforation was repaired. The abdomen was closed after leaving a drain. Postoperatively the patient had a morbid period and ultimately responded to management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kansal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004349:Drug Packaging; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male