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Bezoar: an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction.

2001; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 64; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

Bülent Aytaç, Samı Çakar,

Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders

Bezoars or undigested food concretions in the gastrointestinal tract are mostly due to ingestion of a stringent immature fruits following gastric surgery and can lead to the serious complication of acute small bowel obstructions. We are reporting a case of complete jejunal obstruction in a 60 year old female, 15 years following bilateral vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy for pyloric obstruction. Important clinical and pathological features are emphasised to increase the awareness of this rather uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction.