Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

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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Main Authors: Metin Şenol, Zehra Ünal Özdemir, İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner, Hakan Özdemir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/854975
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