Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient
Pica among psychiatric patients has been well documented. We report a 25-year-old female patient who presented with abdominal distension for one week. She is a known psychiatric patient for 5 years. Through history taking, physical examination, and investigations, the patient was found to have psych...
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| description | Pica among psychiatric patients has been well documented. We report a 25-year-old female patient who presented with abdominal distension for one week. She is a known psychiatric patient for 5 years. Through history taking, physical examination, and investigations, the patient was found to have psychotic features and features of intestinal obstruction. Surgery was done by opening the abdomen and then the stomach. The stomach, together with the proximal intestine, was found to be filled with metallic instruments weighing 780 mg. The diagnosis of a metalophagia type of pica was reached. All instruments were removed and the patient did well postoperatively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7eff07f070f743cdaceb6bd4cfbd75f12025-02-03T05:57:35ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192018-01-01201810.1155/2018/24694622469462Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric PatientOscar Kivike0Israel Soko1David Mgaya2Frank Sandi3Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, The University of Dodoma, TanzaniaThe University of Dodoma, TanzaniaMuhimbili University College of Health, TanzaniaDepartment of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, The University of Dodoma, TanzaniaPica among psychiatric patients has been well documented. We report a 25-year-old female patient who presented with abdominal distension for one week. She is a known psychiatric patient for 5 years. Through history taking, physical examination, and investigations, the patient was found to have psychotic features and features of intestinal obstruction. Surgery was done by opening the abdomen and then the stomach. The stomach, together with the proximal intestine, was found to be filled with metallic instruments weighing 780 mg. The diagnosis of a metalophagia type of pica was reached. All instruments were removed and the patient did well postoperatively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2469462 |
| spellingShingle | Oscar Kivike Israel Soko David Mgaya Frank Sandi Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient |
| title_full | Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient |
| title_short | Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient |
| title_sort | intestinal obstruction following ingestion of metallic instruments in a psychiatric patient |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2469462 |
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