title: Small bowel obstruction and perforation following ingestion of an oyster shell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: D Daniel
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Athavale
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sepehr S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lajevardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Dana S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Nahm
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ryde Hospital, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McKay
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D004435:Eating; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010125:Ostreidae; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome