TY  - JOUR
T1  - PErforation of the sigmoid colon due to geophagia
AU  - Woywodt A, Kiss A
Y1  - 1999/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.134.1.88
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 88
EP  - 89
VL  - 134
IS  - 1
N2  - Geophagia, the habit of eating earth, soil, or clay, is common among African women and frequently encountered during pregnancy. The condition is relatively benign; grave surgical complications are infrequently observed. We describe an adult, nonpregnant, African woman with sigmoid colon perforation and fatal peritonitis due to geophagia. Geophagia is a rare cause of colonic perforation and peritonitis and a high degree of suspicion must be employed to identify this disorder.
SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.134.1.88
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.134.1.88
ER  -