Ahmed M, Habis S, Saeed R, Mahmoud A, Attar N. Small Bowel Obstruction in a Virgin Abdomen: A Case Report.
Cureus 2019;
11:e4594. [PMID:
31309019 PMCID:
PMC6609295 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.4594]
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Abstract
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a major cause of morbidity and financial burden in hospitals around the world. Foreign body (FB) ingestion as a cause is rare. While most cases are straight forward, some can be extremely subtle. We present a case of SBO caused by an undigested piece of pineapple core.
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