Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar). Lithobezoar, the accumul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/854975 |
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