IP Journal of Surgery and Allied Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Online ISSN: 2582-6387
IP Journal of Surgery and Allied Sciences (JSAS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2019 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the article ‘Ahead more...Case Report
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Volume : 4, Issue : 4, Year : 2022
Article Page : 153-155
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jsas.2022.030
Abstract
A 42-year-old female patient, presented with recurrent abdominal pain, over 5 years. She had undergone abdominal hysterectomy 12 years ago, suggesting possible band obstruction. X-rays revealed a densely radio-opaque shadow, rounded in outline, with a relatively less opaque central portion. CT abdomen located it intra-luminally in the ileum, without significant evidence of obstruction. Laparotomy revealed an intact areca nut with a thick rim of calcification, proximal to an ileal stricture.
Keywords: Areca nut, Intestinal obstruction, Phytobezoar, Radioopaque abdominal foreign body, GIFBs
How to cite : Mageswaran M., Paul S, Mandal A, Das S, Bhattacharjee P K, Areca nut ingestion–An unusual cause of presentation of chronic abdominal pain. IP J Surg Allied Sci 2022;4(4):153-155
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