A bezoar is a tightly packed mass of undi− gested material that can be found any− where within the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the rectum. Be− zoars are most commonly found in the stomach but they occasionally form in the colon [1]. We report a 37−year−old man with what appeared to be a colonic mass but which was in fact a bezoar in the transverse colon that had been caused by...

BACKGROUND Phytobezoar may be a cause of bowel obstruction in patients with previous gastric surgery. Most bezoars are concretions of poorly digested food, which are usually formed initially in the stomach. Intestinal obstruction (esophageal and small bowel) caused by an occupational bezoar has not been reported. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year old male is presented suffering from esophageal and ...

A 61 year-old-man was referred to the emergency room with intense and acute epigastric pain after a large meal, without experiencing symptoms of nausea or vomiting. His medical history included obsessive neurosis and a Billroth I gastric resection due to a duodenal ulcer. The patient was hemodynamically stable and had a distended abdomen that was painful to the touch, with maintained peristalsi...

Bezoars are abnormal concretions of indigestible organic material in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. They are named according to the predominant component material, for example, hair-trichobezoar and plant substancephytobezoar. Trichobezoars are the commonest type of bezoars. Phytobezoar is a rare type of intestinal bezoar and is defined as a compact mass of fibers, peels, seeds, leave...

To cite: Boopathy V, Palaniswamy M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207573 DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old male patient presented with a 15-day history of constipation, abdominal distention and abdominal pain. He was mentally impaired and would swallow foreign bodies, including pieces of clothing. His abdomen was firm and tender on examination with a...

Introduction. Intestinal obstruction in the setting of Meckel's diverticulum in young age and with orange and meat bezoar is a rare, previously unreported condition. Since the obstruction point is located immediately after Meckel's diverticulum in our patients, we attempt to introduce "localized peristalsis insufficiency" as a new etiology for small intestine obstruction while reviewing the fin...

A 58-year-old woman presented with severe abdominal pain. Laboratory findings showed markedly raised amylase and lipase concentrations at 1169IU/L and 5040IU/L respectively. She denied any alcohol consumption. Triglyceride and calcium levels were within the normal range. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a round, 2.7-cm, low density, mass-like lesionwith a central area of air de...

gastric bezoars are gastric masses, which rarely cause intestinal obstruction by passing through the small bowel. in this article, we report a 56 year-old man with no history of gastric surgery who presented with intestinal obstruction. the obstruction seemed to be in terminal ileum. colonoscopy was done and a movable mass was noted, which was extracted from the cecum by colonoscope resulting i...