Bolus ileus-an occasional cause of small bowel obstruction-case report
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20175471Keywords:
Bolus ileus, Exploratory laparotomy, Intestinal obstruction, Small bowelAbstract
A food bolus can be an occasional cause of small bowel obstruction. Especially older and senile patients are at higher risk for developing a bolus ileus. Certain pathological conditions are associated with a higher risk for developing a bolus ileus, such as duodenal and small bowel diverticula. In this paper is presented a case of a 68-year-old female patient with food bolus, that caused a mehanical small bowel obstruction. The abdominal computed tomography scan before surgery did not show the precise cause of intestinal obstruction. During surgery we found a big grape in the distal ileum, which was removed through enterotomy. Further postoperative course was uneventful.
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