ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
A sharp plant stem causing terminal ileal perforation with clinical presentation resembling acute appendicitis: a case report.
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- Unfolding a mystery: a case of small bowel perforation in an edentulous patient.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
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Introduction: Ingestion of plant material is an unusual cause of small-bowel perforation and can have a clinical appearance similar to acute appendicitis. Case description: A 40-year-old Thai man presented with a 1-day history of right lower quadrant pain and low-grade fever. Laboratory testing showed leukocytosis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a mildly dilated appendix, 7 mm, without periappendiceal fat stranding, free air, abscess, or visible foreign body. Because localized peritonism persisted despite equivocal imaging, exploratory laparotomy via a Lanz incision was undertaken. A 2.5-cm, needle-like wooden fragment was palpated within the terminal ileum, causing a localized perforation; it was subsequently identified as the lateral stem of Conclusion: This case illustrates the limitations of imaging in the case of small-bowel perforation, and contributes to the literature on plant material ingestion as a cause of acute abdomen in the context of regions where such foods are consumed.
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