Parsnip phytobezoar causing small bowel obstruction
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Small bowel obstruction attributable to phytobezoar
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common condition encountered in surgical practice. Literature shows divers and many different etiologies for intestinal obstruction. However, bezoars are rarely reported as an etiological factor. A bezoar happens most commonly in patients with impaired gastrointestinal motility. There are four types of bezoars: phytobezoars, trichobezoars, pharmacobezoars and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2019.101227