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Case Reports
. 1973 Aug 4;109(3):211-2.

Intestinal obstruction by an unusual foreign body

M Deitel, A K Syed
Case Reports

Intestinal obstruction by an unusual foreign body

M Deitel et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

The case is described of a patient with complete small bowel obstruction 13 days after swallowing a condom containing hashish. Treatment by enzymatic dissolution was obviously impossible. The small bowel was emptied preoperatively by a Dennis long-tube, and the impacted bolus was removed by enterotomy.

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