Abstract
A patient with intestinal obstruction secondary to a foreign body (clam shell) impacted in the ileocecal valve was treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. The resolution of ileus without complications was obtained.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bivalvia*
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Female
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Foreign Bodies / complications
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Foreign Bodies / therapy*
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Humans
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Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
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Intestinal Obstruction / therapy*
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Lithotripsy*
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Middle Aged
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Shellfish*