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Areca nut ingestion–An unusual cause of presentation of chronic abdominal pain

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Case Report

Author Details : Mageswaran M. , Sudip Paul*, Arnab Mandal, Subhabrata Das, Prosanta Kumar Bhattacharjee

Volume : 4, Issue : 4, Year : 2022

Article Page : 153-155

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jsas.2022.030

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Abstract

A 42-year-old female patient, presented with recurrent abdominal pain, over 5 years. She had undergone abdominal hysterectomy 12 years ago, suggesting possible band obstruction. X-rays revealed a densely radio-opaque shadow, rounded in outline, with a relatively less opaque central portion. CT abdomen located it intra-luminally in the ileum, without significant evidence of obstruction. Laparotomy revealed an intact areca nut with a thick rim of calcification, proximal to an ileal stricture.

Keywords: Areca nut, Intestinal obstruction, Phytobezoar, Radio­opaque abdominal foreign body, GIFBs

How to cite : Mageswaran M., Paul S, Mandal A, Das S, Bhattacharjee P K, Areca nut ingestion–An unusual cause of presentation of chronic abdominal pain. IP J Surg Allied Sci 2022;4(4):153-155

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