Phytobezoar: An Unusual Condition Leading to Small Bowel Obstruction

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e23885
• Main Authors: Aydin, Ismail, Sengul, Ilker, Sengul, Demet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 06.04.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Asymptomatic; Case reports; Emergency Medicine; Endoscopy; Fruits; General Surgery; Intestinal obstruction; Ischemia; Localization; Mortality; Pathology; Small intestine; Surgery; University faculty; pathology; bowel obstruction; bowel; histopathology; emergency; bezoar; small bowel; surgical pathology; intestines; phytobezoar

Bezoar is described as a swallowed, extraneous, and indigestible mass located in the gastrointestinal system; it accounts for 0.4-4.0% of all cases of mechanical intestinal obstruction. Intestinal obstruction is the most frequent complication of bezoar formation. Apart from intestinal obstructions,...