Small Intestine Obstruction in Patients due to Phytobezoar: Case Report of Four Patients

Introduction: Bezoars are rare cause of small-bowel obstruction and lead to intraluminal obstruction. The other causes are foreign bodies, gall stones, and enteroliths. Phytobezoars are collection of non-digestible materials, usually of vegetable origin, and are most commonly found in patients with...

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Main Authors: V R Anil Kumar Associate Professor, Anupama K Pujar Resident, Ashwini Kumar Kudari Associate Professor, Kush K Luthra Associate Professor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0010