Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Dried Persimmon

We present the case of an 87-year-old female who suffered from small bowel obstruction caused by ingestion of a huge, dried astringent persimmon. She was initially treated conservatively, but removal by enterotomy was performed after relief failed to be achieve d with conservative therapy.Case Rep Gastroenterol 2018;12:147 –152
Source: Case Reports in Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research