Esophageal and small bowel obstruction by occupational bezoar: report of a case

Esophageal and small bowel obstruction by occupational bezoar: report of a case

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phytobezoar may be a cause of bowel obstruction in patients with previous gastric surgery. Most bezoars are concretions of poorly digested food, which are usually formed initially in the stomach. Intestinal obstruction (esophageal an...

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Main Authors: Stathopoulos George, Anagnostoulis Stavros, Constantinidis Theodoros, Mimidis Konstantinos, Tsaroucha Alexandra, Pitiakoudis Michail, Simopoulos Constantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/3/13

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