'Always chew your chillies': a report of small bowel obstruction with perforation.
We report an unusual case of small bowel obstruction and localised ileal perforation caused by an undigested green chilli in a 43-year-old man presenting in accident and emergency.
Rajaratnam
S S
SS
Department of Surgery, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Boyle
N
N
Owen
W J
WJ
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D002212:Capsicum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology