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CASE REPORT
Case of unrecognised food bone ingestion with dual site intestinal perforations
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  1. Aishah Coyte1,
  2. Jamel Tahar Aïssa1,
  3. Hoey C Koh2,
  4. Graham Mackay1
  1. 1Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  2. 2Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Aishah Coyte, aishahcoyte{at}gmail.com

Summary

Food bone perforation of the bowel is a relatively rare diagnosis. Its presentation is non-specific and often misdiagnosed. We present a case where a food bone perforation in both the large and small bowel was diagnosed on CT scan. A successful outcome was achieved with surgical treatment.

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