Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Rosarie A Tudas; Karan Rao; Luis J Garcia; Yashant Aswani

doi:10.7759/cureus.34089

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Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

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Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Rosarie A Tudas, Karan Rao, Luis J Garcia and Yashant Aswani

Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.15(1), e34089

01/23/2023

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34089

PMCID: PMC9946055

PMID: 36843717

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Abstract

An otherwise healthy, 34-year-old man presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, which began a day after he ingested a banana-stuffed condom. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) abdomen and pelvis revealed a dilated small bowel with a transition point, findings consistent with small bowel obstruction. Abdominopelvic ascites was also noted on imaging, which was concerning for bowel distress. He was taken to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy, which revealed a high-grade obstruction by a foreign body, a banana stuffed in a condom, in the mid-jejunum. An enterotomy was performed to relieve the obstruction. The postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged three days later.

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Title: Subtitle: Banana in a Condom: An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
Creators: Rosarie A Tudas
Karan Rao
Luis J Garcia
Yashant Aswani
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.15(1), e34089
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34089
PMID: 36843717
PMCID: PMC9946055
NLM abbreviation: Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
eISSN: 2168-8184
Language: English
Date published: 01/23/2023
Academic Unit: Radiology; Surgery; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984362692402771

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