Citation

Dawn Wietfeldt E, Eubanks BM, Pham S, Rakinic J, Hassan I. Chirurgia (Turin, Italy) 2009; 22(2): 113-115.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Edizioni Minerva Medica)

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Abstract

Most ingested objects pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously over the course of time and any invasive intervention for their retrieval is unnecessary. It is, however, important to follow these patients for the development of complications within the gastrointestinal tract like obstruction, perforation, or bleeding. Certain patient populations such as adults with psychiatric illnesses and mental disability are difficult to follow clinically for these complications. Therefore, depending on the size and nature of the ingested object, these patients may need to be considered for early endoscopic or operative intervention.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; male; case report; suicide attempt; disease severity; article; mental disease; computer assisted tomography; anamnesis; foreign body; laparotomy; disabled person; gastrointestinal endoscopy; Mentally ill persons; Gastrointestinal tract; nifedipine; pneumatosis intestinalis; Disabled persons; foreign body ingestion; hemicolectomy