Fernando A R, Bulathsinghela R, Samarasekera D N
Professorial Surgical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 00700, Sri Lanka.
Professorial Surgical Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, 00700, Sri Lanka.
BMC Res Notes. 2017 Nov 2;10(1):549. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2875-3.
Intestinal obstruction can occur due to multiple aetiologies. Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar have been reported. However, intestinal obstruction due to a mango seed has not been reported. Therefore, accidental ingestion of a mango seed is rare, and for an ingested mango seed to cause intestinal obstruction is rarer.
This case report is of a male who accidentally ingested a mango seed and presented with intestinal obstruction. The obstruction was at the terminal ileum. It required laparotomy for retrieval.
It is extremely rare for a mango seed to cause intestinal obstruction. Hence, diagnosis requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. Instead of laparotomy, studies have demonstrated the use of laparoscopy for removal of ingested seeds.
肠梗阻可由多种病因引起。已有因植物粪石导致肠梗阻的报道。然而,因芒果核导致肠梗阻的情况尚未见报道。因此,意外吞食芒果核很罕见,而吞食芒果核导致肠梗阻则更为罕见。
本病例报告的是一名男性,他意外吞食了一枚芒果核并出现肠梗阻。梗阻位于回肠末端。需要进行剖腹手术取出。
芒果核导致肠梗阻极为罕见。因此,诊断需要高度的临床怀疑。研究表明,与剖腹手术不同,可使用腹腔镜来取出吞食的异物。