| Literature DB >> 18639674 |
Sarath Kumar Narayanan1, Valparambil Sayed Akbar Sherif, Plankudy Raghavan Babu, Thalakalath Kottileveetil Nandakumar.
Abstract
A bezoar is an accumulation of indigestible exogenous matter in the stomach and intestine. A myriad of ingested substances have been found impacted in the digestive tract. Bezoars are uncommon causes of intestinal obtruction during childhood. Lithobezoar, an accumulation of ingested stones within the alimentary tract, is an extremely rare clinical entity. We report one such case in a 9-year-old boy with a history of pica and long-term constipation resulting in intestinal obstruction secondary to a colonic lithobezoar. Only two such cases have been reported previously.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18639674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545