title: Unrecognized foreign body ingestion: an unusual cause for abdominal pain in a healthy adult.
abstract: An unusual case of a unrecognized foreign body ingestion in a healthy, reliable adult patient is reported. A diagnosis of a foreign body perforation of the stomach was made on computed tomographic imaging of the abdomen that was obtained for evaluation of unremitting pain. This case emphasizes the importance of considering foreign body ingestion in the differential diagnosis for abdominal pain of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: McHenry
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed