A rare cause of mechanical intestinal obstruction: Pharmacobezoar.
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چکیده
A bezoar is a hard, and solid, foreign body located in the gastrointestinal tract that may recur. Bezoar is classified according to its origin. Pharmacobezoars develop in the gastrointestinal tract due to alterations in anatomical structure and/or intestinal motility. In this paper, a case, not yet defined in the literature, of a pharmacobezoar causing a mechanical obstruction that is accompanied by a malignancy in the colon is reported, with the aim of contributing to the literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ulusal cerrahi dergisi
دوره 31 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015