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  • Title: Obstruction and perforation of the small bowel caused by inadvertent ingestion of a blister pill pack in an elderly patient.
    Author: Al-Ramahi G, Mohamed M, Kennedy K, McCann M.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2015 Oct 16; 2015():. PubMed ID: 26475885.
    Abstract:
    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.
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