TY - JOUR JO - Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny SN - 1895-5770 VL - 7 IS - 4 PY - 2012 ID - Arkuszewski2012 TI - Mechanical bowel obstruction caused by a mushroom – a case report AB - Occlusion of the lumen of the small intestine caused by an unmasticated and undigested mushroom is an extremely rare cause of obturative gastrointestinal obstruction. Herein we report a case of a 60-year-old woman who was operated on due to symptoms of bowel obstruction caused by an unmasticated and undigested mushroom known as the chanterelle ( Cantharellus cibarius ) or golden chanterelle. The mushroom was impacted in a terminal part of the ileum, approximately 10 cm from the ileocecal valve. AU - Arkuszewski, Piotr AU - Wichman, Rafał AU - Srebrzyński, Adam AU - Kuzdak, Krzysztof SP - 233 EP - 236 DA - 2012 DO - 10.5114/pg.2012.30508 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2012.30508 ER -