Double duodenal perforation following foreign body ingestion.

Intentional ingestion of a foreign body in adults is a rare clinical presentation. This case is one of a 27-year-old Sudanese man who presented having swallowed a ballpoint pen intentionally. Clinical examination and plain chest radiograph exhibited no signs indicative of perforation with only a raised C reactive protein identified on blood tests.

Teach professionalism.

We have seen that professionalism is difficult to define and subsequently difficult to teach. The formation of a professional identity starts from the day a student embarks on their undergraduate training and extends throughout their postgraduate career. There is no one method that should be employed to teach professionalism.

Evaluation of the quality and accuracy of information regarding aromatase inhibitors available on the internet.

The internet is commonly used by patients to access medical information, particularly where new treatments become available and are highlighted in the press. There is however, no regulation of the quality or accuracy of the information presented on web sites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and accuracy of the information concerning the aromatase inhibitors (AIs).