Hard to digest-bowel perforation due to a swallowed toothpick

Abstract

Acute right lower quadrant pain is one of the most frequent reasons for emergency calls. Acute appendicitis is also the most abundant surgical intervention due to acute abdominal pain. Foreign body ingestion is another but rare cause of acute abdominal pain especially in adult patients. We describe the clinical, surgical and multidetector computed tomography imaging findings of large bowel perforation due to unintentionally ingested wooden toothpick.