Repeated Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Chestnut Ingestion without the Formation of Phytobezoars

A small number of cases of small bowel obstruction caused by foods without the formation of phytobezoars have been reported. Repeated small bowel obstruction due to the ingestion of the same food is extremely rare. We present the case of 63-year-old woman who developed small bowel obstruction twice...

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Published in:Internal Medicine 2016/06/15, Vol.55(12), pp.1565-1568
Main Authors: Satake, Ryu, Chinda, Daisuke, Shimoyama, Tadashi, Satake, Miwa, Oota, Rie, Sato, Satoshi, Yamai, Kiyonori, Hachimori, Hisashi, Okamoto, Yutaka, Yamada, Kyogo, Matsuura, Osamu, Hashizume, Tadashi, Soma, Yasushi, Fukuda, Shinsaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesculus
Bezoars - etiology
chestnut
Eating
Female
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Jejunal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Jejunal Diseases - etiology
Jejunum - diagnostic imaging
Middle Aged
Recurrence
repeated small bowel obstruction
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A small number of cases of small bowel obstruction caused by foods without the formation of phytobezoars have been reported. Repeated small bowel obstruction due to the ingestion of the same food is extremely rare. We present the case of 63-year-old woman who developed small bowel obstruction twice due to the ingestion of chestnuts without the formation of phytobezoars. This is the first reported case of repeated small bowel obstruction caused by chestnut ingestion. Careful interviews are necessary to determine the meal history of elderly patients and psychiatric patients.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6811