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Undiagnosed Accidental Blister Pack Pill Ingestion in Elderly

Ingestion of foreign body is a common occurrence in children. Most of these foreign bodies pass through gastrointestinal tract without causing any symptom or complication. Sharp edgy objects have propensity to cause tear or damage to the mucosal linings of gastrointestinal tract. Here is an interest...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dwivedi, Priyanka, Singh, Gaurav, Ahmad, Shahbaz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8439403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34540414
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17167
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Sumario:Ingestion of foreign body is a common occurrence in children. Most of these foreign bodies pass through gastrointestinal tract without causing any symptom or complication. Sharp edgy objects have propensity to cause tear or damage to the mucosal linings of gastrointestinal tract. Here is an interesting case of unintentional ingestion of blister pack pill in an elderly, whose initial presentation was intestinal obstruction and later on developed intestinal perforation.