TY - JOUR PY - 1980// TI - The pill bottle desiccant. A cause of partial gastrointestinal obstruction JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Muhletaler, C. A. A1 - Gerlock, A. J. A1 - Shull, H. J. A1 - Adkins, R. B. SP - 1921 EP - 1922 VL - 243 IS - 19 N2 - Two cases of partial upper gastrointestinal obstruction were found to be due to a pill bottle desiccant. In both patients, an organic stricture was present. The cylindrical nonsoluble container of the desiccant had a very characteristic radiological appearance. It is seen as a filling defect, with straight borders and square angles.

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