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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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  • Teraya Smith

  • September 10, 2026

  • 5 min

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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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Medical Oddities: A fowl cause of urinary obstruction

  • by Teraya Smith

  • September 10, 2026

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