The pill bottle desiccant. a cause of partial gastrointestinal obstruction
Muhletaler, C.A.; Gerlock, A.J.; Shull, H.J.; Adkins, R.B.
JAMA 243(19): 1921-1922
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0098-7484 PMID: 7365974 Document Number: 157514
Two cases of partial upper gastrointestinal obstruction were found to be due to a pill bottle desiccant. In both patients, an organic stricture was present. The cylindrical nonsoluble container of the desiccant had a very characteristic radiological appearance. It is seen as a filling defect, with straight borders and square angles.