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.

I: Journal of Forensic Sciences, Bind 67, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 374-376.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Busch, JR, Löchte, L, Lindh, A-S & Jacobsen, C 2022, 'Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica', Journal of Forensic Sciences, bind 67, nr. 1, s. 374-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14871

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Busch, J. R., Löchte, L., Lindh, A-S., & Jacobsen, C. (2022). Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 67(1), 374-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14871

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Busch JR, Löchte L, Lindh A-S, Jacobsen C. Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2022;67(1):374-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14871

Author

Busch, Johannes Rødbro ; Löchte, Lars ; Lindh, Anna-Sofia ; Jacobsen, Christina. / Lethal small bowel obstruction due to pica. I: Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2022 ; Bind 67, Nr. 1. s. 374-376.

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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.

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