Toothpick—a rare cause of bowel perforation: case report and literature review

Abstract

Bowel perforation is an emergency condition. Common causes of bowel perforation include infection, infarction, radiation enteritis, Crohn's disease, and cancer. Ingested foreign body causing bowel perforation is rare. Wooden toothpick-related injuries are uncommon. We report a case of ileal perforation caused by ingested wooden toothpick preoperatively diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography.

Keywords

• Small bowel perforation
• Toothpick
• Foreign bodies
• Ultrasound
• Computed tomography