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Fruit Pit Obstruction: The Propitious Pit

Fruit Pit Obstruction: The Propitious Pit Abstract • Ingestion of fruit pits must be a frequent and innocuous phenomenon, judging from the expected frequency of such occurrences and the relative dearth of medical reports to the contrary. Reported here are four cases in which fruit pits of varied nature completed an otherwise incomplete intestinal obstruction. One of these was in the terminal ileum, with incomplete obstruction due to regional ileitis, in which the offending pit was seen radiologically but was not recognized as such. The other three were in the transverse colon, at the site of annular carcinomatous lesions. The completion of the obstruction by the fruit pits eventuated in earlier symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. In one case, the fruit pits were multiple; in the remainder, they were single. (Arch Surg 111:773-775, 1976) References 1. Localio A, Douglas K: Small gut obstruction due to food . Int Surg 42:199, 1966. 2. Zelman S: The case of the perilous prune pit . N Engl J Med 205:1202-1204, 1961.Crossref 3. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital . N Engl J Med 274:570-575, 1966.Crossref 4. Peters GJ, Demeester PC, Lowenfels AB: Enterolith with pseudogallstone ileus . JAMA 215:639, 1971.Crossref 5. Wolf B, Marshak R: The roentgen diagnosis of fruit pits in gastrointestinal tract . Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 76:136-142, 1956. 6. Weaver PC, Trapnell DH: Fruit stone ileus . Br J Surg 60:237-239, 1973.Crossref 7. Ackman FD: Case of acute intestinal obstruction due to choke cherries . Can Med Assoc J 21:710, 1929. 8. Rambo CM, Lasky L, Iden JF: An unusual case of acute intestinal obstruction . Ohio State Med J 35:261, 1939. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Surgery American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0004-0010
eISSN
1538-3644
DOI
10.1001/archsurg.1976.01360250049009
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Abstract

Abstract • Ingestion of fruit pits must be a frequent and innocuous phenomenon, judging from the expected frequency of such occurrences and the relative dearth of medical reports to the contrary. Reported here are four cases in which fruit pits of varied nature completed an otherwise incomplete intestinal obstruction. One of these was in the terminal ileum, with incomplete obstruction due to regional ileitis, in which the offending pit was seen radiologically but was not recognized as such. The other three were in the transverse colon, at the site of annular carcinomatous lesions. The completion of the obstruction by the fruit pits eventuated in earlier symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. In one case, the fruit pits were multiple; in the remainder, they were single. (Arch Surg 111:773-775, 1976) References 1. Localio A, Douglas K: Small gut obstruction due to food . Int Surg 42:199, 1966. 2. Zelman S: The case of the perilous prune pit . N Engl J Med 205:1202-1204, 1961.Crossref 3. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital . N Engl J Med 274:570-575, 1966.Crossref 4. Peters GJ, Demeester PC, Lowenfels AB: Enterolith with pseudogallstone ileus . JAMA 215:639, 1971.Crossref 5. Wolf B, Marshak R: The roentgen diagnosis of fruit pits in gastrointestinal tract . Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med 76:136-142, 1956. 6. Weaver PC, Trapnell DH: Fruit stone ileus . Br J Surg 60:237-239, 1973.Crossref 7. Ackman FD: Case of acute intestinal obstruction due to choke cherries . Can Med Assoc J 21:710, 1929. 8. Rambo CM, Lasky L, Iden JF: An unusual case of acute intestinal obstruction . Ohio State Med J 35:261, 1939.

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Archives of SurgeryAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1976

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