1. Paper Pica: An Unusual Cause of Colonic Ischemia
- Author
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John R. T. Monson, Rabih M. Salloum, Konstantinos Spaniolas, Stephen Ou, and Jennifer J. Findeis-Hosey
- Subjects
Paper ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Colon ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ischemia ,Necrosis ,Psychiatric history ,Colon surgery ,Humans ,Medicine ,Pica (disorder) ,Colectomy ,business.industry ,Gastroenterology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Pathophysiology ,Surgery ,Bowel obstruction ,Pica ,Bezoar ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Colitis, Ischemic ,Intestinal Obstruction - Abstract
Pica as an eating disorder is uncommonly associated with surgical complications. Paper as the consumed substance has been previously reported twice in the literature. We present a case of bowel obstruction and ischemia secondary to paper pica. The pathophysiology, histology, and characteristics of this entity are presented, and emphasis is placed on clinical suspicion in patients with psychiatric history.
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- 2009