Bezoars are partially digested conglomerates of fibres and foreign materials found in the gastro intestinal tract. Although they are common in lower vertebrates but there incidence in human being is rare. Bezoars in human beings can present with varied clinical signs and symptoms like colicky abdominal pain or intestinal obstruction or they may be silent and asymptomatic. In this case study we ...

The aim of this study was to determine the computed tomography (CT) appearance of small intestine bezoar (SIB). Eight cases of proven SIB were included in this study. Four of these patients had undergone previous abdominal surgeries, including one patient who had undergone gastric surgery, and one patient who had jejunal diverticular disease. Six patients had bezoars in the ileum and two patien...

Although not uncommon in mental hospital patients, a trichobezoar in a child is not often seen. Besides being rare, the condition is of considerable historical interest. The word 'bezoar,' derived from Arabic ' badzehr' or from Persian 'pad zahr,' signifying counter-poison or antidote, is the term applied to masses found in the intestine and stomach of both men and animals. Bezoars have been kn...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to observe the clinical features of a bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction and to investigate the role of abdominal computed tomography (CT) in establishing the diagnosis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 20 cases of bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction in our hospital from 1996 to 2010. RESULTS Thirteen patients (65%) had a history of abdominal surg...

Word "bezoar" comes from Persian "pâdzahr," which means "antidote," since, in ancient times, it was believed that bezoar could cure and nullify effects of all poisons. In medical context, is the term used for conglomerates undigested material accumulate de gastrointestinal tract. Case 60-year-old female patient with repeated episodes intestinal obstruction associated digestive tract bleeding. S...