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Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Perforation: A Case Report
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Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Perforation: A Case Report

Ohud T Alharbi, Muhammad A Saeed, Raneem H Alzaghran, Zakiyah S Almutairi and Fatimah K Almeathem
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.14(9)
06/09/2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28853
PMID: 36225493

Abstract

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Ingesting foreign bodies in the GI tract is not common, especially among adults. Here, we present a case of a 38-year-old male with a hyper-dense linear foreign body perforating the distal ileum, which turned out to be a 5-cm long fish bone eaten about a month before the presenting symptoms.
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