A Case of Ileus by a Spoon and Toothbrush, Diagnosed with 3-Dimensionaly Recontructed Multi Detector-Row Computed Tomography Images

Abstract

A 23-year-old man with eating disorder was suffered from stomachache and admitted to our hospital. 3D reconstructed images by MDCT showed a spoon and a toothbrush located at ileocecum and causing bowel obstruction. A laparotomy was performed, and there were the objects running pallarel, whose tips got into the ileocecal valve. They were removed through the incised hole, and it was closed by the suture. In the history taking, it was revealed that he had eaten them one year ago. The postoperative course was unremarkable, and at follow-up more than 6months after surgery, the patient remained free of symptoms.