Medical Oddities: A fowl cause of urinary obstruction

A rogue chicken bone, stalled sweat, yoga for IBS, and L-theanine for sleep is break room fodder this week.

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An 89-year-old woman with hydronephrosis presented with confusion and high white blood cell count after antibiotic treatment failed.
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CT imaging revealed a chicken bone lodged in the sigmoid colon, causing urinary obstruction and renal parenchymal atrophy.
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Interventional radiology placed a nephroureteric stent to relieve the obstruction, leading to the patient's recovery.
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Most ingested foreign bodies pass without complications, making this case of obstructive uropathy from a chicken bone unusual.
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The article highlights the unexpected intersections of medicine and the complexities of patient care.

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