A swallowed foreign body that uncovered an undiagnosed bowel pathology.
This report details a unique presentation of Crohn's disease in a patient who inadvertently swallowed the cap of a USB mass storage device and subsequently developed intestinal obstruction and underwent a limited right hemicolectomy. Imaging, photographs and histology are described with discussion of surgical outcomes.
Department of Surgery, Scunthorpe Hospital, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK. colin_garnham@hotmail.com
C R
CR
Garnham
J I
JI
Wilson
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G
Kaur
S H
SH
Kamath
D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003679:Deglutition; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged