A case of small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoars

Approximately 2–4 per cent of small bowel obstructions (SBO) are caused by bezoars. In addition, presentation with features of acute surgical abdomen is extremely rare, accounting for only 1% of the patients. A bezoar is a concretion of indigestible material found in the gastrointestinal tract, whic...

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Autores principales: Ali, Wadah Abdelazim Ahmed, Gondal, Zafar Iqbal, Yammahi, Ali Abdulla Ali Khammas, Hushki, Shadi Faour Ahmed, Badri, Faisal, ElTayeb, Yousif Hussein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3813753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24964455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjt046
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Sumario:Approximately 2–4 per cent of small bowel obstructions (SBO) are caused by bezoars. In addition, presentation with features of acute surgical abdomen is extremely rare, accounting for only 1% of the patients. A bezoar is a concretion of indigestible material found in the gastrointestinal tract, which usually forms in the stomach and passes into the small bowel, where it can cause SBO. We present the case of a 63-year-old male who presented with SBO following ingestion of boiled olive leaves as herbal treatment for diabetes mellitus.

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