Verstocken A, Himpens J, Leman G
Department of Surgery, A. Z. Sint-Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium.
Acta Chir Belg. 1996 Jul-Aug;96(4):168-9.
A patient with small bowel obstruction due to a fruit pith (peach) is presented. The diagnostic work up, the treatment and a review of the literature in the matter of obstructions due to swallowed goods are presented. Intestinal obstruction due to ingested organic material is a clinical entity on its own, and careful history taking can give a clue for diagnosis.
