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Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by an Aggressive Weight Loss Diet in a Patient With No Predisposing Factors

Phytobezoars are a well-documented cause of small bowel obstruction. Previous reports include patients who have predisposing factors such as gastric surgery, diabetes mellitus, or poor dentition. Consequences of extreme dieting have also been reported, but a resultant phytobezoar and life-threatenin...

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Autores principales: Hassranah, Samara C, Ramnarine, Aryaa, Parbhu, Sangeeta, Naraynsingh, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9840865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36654594
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32594