An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion

An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion

Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is characterized by postprandial vomiting due to mechanical obstruction. Rarely it can occur due to ingestion of a foreign body. Most cases of foreign body ingestion are benign, with passage of the ingested object into the stool with no clinical sequelae. We describ...

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Main Authors: Eric Omar Then, Febin John, Carmine Catalano, Michell Lopez-Luciano, Vinaya Gaduputi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
Subjects:
Gastric outlet obstruction
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Gastrointestinal tract
Online Access:https://clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1153
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spelling doaj-4b0691b006154f71a7c1fb00429d2e252021-04-02T11:36:43ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832019-05-019210.4081/cp.2019.1153An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestionEric Omar Then0Febin John1Carmine Catalano2Michell Lopez-Luciano3Vinaya Gaduputi4Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, Bronx, New YorkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, Brooklyn, New YorkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, Brooklyn, New YorkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, Bronx, New YorkDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SBH Health System, Bronx, New York Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is characterized by postprandial vomiting due to mechanical obstruction. Rarely it can occur due to ingestion of a foreign body. Most cases of foreign body ingestion are benign, with passage of the ingested object into the stool with no clinical sequelae. We describe a case of an 80-year-old woman with GOO occurring secondary to ingestion of two coins (American quarters). Rarely will such a small object cause a true gastric outlet obstruction. To our knowledge this makes the second such case reported in the medical literature. https://clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1153Gastric outlet obstructionEsophagogastroduodenoscopyGastrointestinal tract
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author Eric Omar Then
Febin John
Carmine Catalano
Michell Lopez-Luciano
Vinaya Gaduputi
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Febin John
Carmine Catalano
Michell Lopez-Luciano
Vinaya Gaduputi
An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
Clinics and Practice
Gastric outlet obstruction
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Gastrointestinal tract
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Febin John
Carmine Catalano
Michell Lopez-Luciano
Vinaya Gaduputi
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title An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
title_short An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
title_full An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
title_fullStr An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
title_full_unstemmed An unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
title_sort unexpected surprise: delayed gastric outlet obstruction from coin ingestion
publisher MDPI AG
series Clinics and Practice
issn 2039-7275
2039-7283
publishDate 2019-05-01
description Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is characterized by postprandial vomiting due to mechanical obstruction. Rarely it can occur due to ingestion of a foreign body. Most cases of foreign body ingestion are benign, with passage of the ingested object into the stool with no clinical sequelae. We describe a case of an 80-year-old woman with GOO occurring secondary to ingestion of two coins (American quarters). Rarely will such a small object cause a true gastric outlet obstruction. To our knowledge this makes the second such case reported in the medical literature.
topic Gastric outlet obstruction
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Gastrointestinal tract
url https://clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/1153
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