PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Ramahi, Ghassan
AU  - Mohamed, Mohamed
AU  - Kennedy, Kristin
AU  - McCann, Michael
TI  - Obstruction and perforation of the small bowel caused by inadvertent ingestion of a blister pill pack in an elderly patient
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2015-212822
DP  - 2015 Oct 16
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr2015212822
VI  - 2015
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-212822.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-212822.full
AB  - Perforation of the small bowel due to foreign body ingestion is a rare instance that occurs in less than 1% of all ingestions. Although rare, ingestion of blister pill packaging is becoming more recognised as a causative agent for intestinal perforation, but is very rarely reported to cause intestinal obstruction. This is a report of a 66-year-old woman who presented with intestinal obstruction and underwent laparotomy, revealing small bowel perforation by a piece of blister pill pack foil. The patient was incognisant of the ingestion.