@article{ref1,
title="Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2021",
author="Busch, Johannes Rødbro and Löchte, Lars and Lindh, Anna-Sofia and Jacobsen, Christina",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Up to 25% of institutionalized patients with cognitive deficiencies display pica-like behavior, with an estimated annual incidence of small bowel obstruction of 2%. We present a case based on the forensic autopsy of a 41-year-old woman who died as a result of a missed diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after ingesting a foreign body. The case underlines the importance of precaution when treating patients with cognitive deficiency and/or language deficits and gastrointestinal symptoms. In such cases, it is important to employ a liberal threshold for radiological investigations and, if possible, obtain a medical history from a person close to the patient.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.14871",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14871"
}