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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 20:18:1123-1125.
doi: 10.12659/ajcr.904693.

Foreign Body Ingestion Causing Recurrent Diverticulitis

Gregory N Nicolas  1 , Richard Assaker  2 , Christian Saliba  1 , Dani R Osman  1 , Elliott Koury  3 , Maguy Abdellah Farhat  4 , Riad R Azar  3 , George Khoury  1
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Case Reports

Foreign Body Ingestion Causing Recurrent Diverticulitis

Gregory N Nicolas et al. Am J Case Rep. .

Abstract

BACKGROUND Ingested foreign bodies (IFBs) are usually asymptomatic and are excreted uneventfully. IFBs become a major concern in elderly patients due to the increase number of diverticuloses where the foreign body can lodge and cause severe complications. CASE REPORT We report a case of an elderly patient who ingested a chicken bone that caused recurrent diverticulitis. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of complicated IFB cases is challenging, requires physician clinical expertise, and must be considered in individuals at risk.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Contrast-enhanced CT abdomen with coronal reconstruction showing the ingested foreign body as a bony attenuation in the sigmoid colon with the tip projecting beyond the bowel wall, and surrounding fat stranding suggesting inflammatory changes.
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