Kaufman E, Sommers E
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1984 Nov;58(5):535-6. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(84)90074-4.
Acute surgical abdomen is a very serious situation that arises in various medical conditions. Common among them are appendicitis, foreign-body ingestion, and intestinal obstruction or perforation. These complications usually require emergency abdominal surgery. A case of rectal bleeding accompanied by acute surgical abdomen following the accidental ingestion of a toothpick is described in this report.
