Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica
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Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica. / Busch, Johannes Rødbro; Löchte, Lars; Lindh, Anna-Sofia; Jacobsen, Christina.
In: Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 1, 2022, p. 374-376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica
AU - Busch, Johannes Rødbro
AU - Löchte, Lars
AU - Lindh, Anna-Sofia
AU - Jacobsen, Christina
N1 - © 2021 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Up to 25% of institutionalized patients with cognitive deficiencies display pica-like behavior, with an estimated annual incidence of small bowel obstruction of 2%. We present a case based on the forensic autopsy of a 41-year-old woman who died as a result of a missed diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after ingesting a foreign body. The case underlines the importance of precaution when treating patients with cognitive deficiency and/or language deficits and gastrointestinal symptoms. In such cases, it is important to employ a liberal threshold for radiological investigations and, if possible, obtain a medical history from a person close to the patient.
AB - Up to 25% of institutionalized patients with cognitive deficiencies display pica-like behavior, with an estimated annual incidence of small bowel obstruction of 2%. We present a case based on the forensic autopsy of a 41-year-old woman who died as a result of a missed diagnosis of small bowel obstruction after ingesting a foreign body. The case underlines the importance of precaution when treating patients with cognitive deficiency and/or language deficits and gastrointestinal symptoms. In such cases, it is important to employ a liberal threshold for radiological investigations and, if possible, obtain a medical history from a person close to the patient.
U2 - 10.1111/1556-4029.14871
DO - 10.1111/1556-4029.14871
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34431513
VL - 67
SP - 374
EP - 376
JO - Journal of Forensic Sciences
JF - Journal of Forensic Sciences
SN - 0022-1198
IS - 1
ER -
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