Mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a mushroom – a case report

Piotr Arkuszewski; Rafał Wichman; Adam Srebrzyński; Krzysztof Kuzdak

doi:10.5114/pg.2012.30508

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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny

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Case report

Mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a mushroom – a case report

Piotr Arkuszewski

,

Rafał Wichman

,

Adam Srebrzyński

,

Krzysztof Kuzdak

Prz Gastroenterol 2012; 7 (4): 233–236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2012.30508

Online publish date: 2012/09/23

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Occlusion of the lumen of the small intestine caused by an unmasticated and undigested mushroom is an extremely rare cause of obturative gastrointestinal obstruction. Herein we report a case of a 60-year-old woman who was operated on due to symptoms of bowel obstruction caused by an unmasticated and undigested mushroom known as the chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) or golden chanterelle. The mushroom was impacted in a terminal part of the ileum, approximately 10 cm from the ileocecal valve.

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Mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a mushroom – a case report

Piotr Arkuszewski , Rafał Wichman , Adam Srebrzyński , Krzysztof Kuzdak

mechanical bowel obstruction, obturation, mushroom

Piotr Arkuszewski

,

Rafał Wichman

,

Adam Srebrzyński

,

Krzysztof Kuzdak