| Literature DB >> 25829720 |
A Armstrong1, J Coulston2, P Mackey2, C Saxby2, I Eyre-Brook2.
Abstract
A 64-year-old gentleman presented with a 12-h history of right iliac fossa pain. On examination, the patient had a tender 8 × 6 cm mass in the right iliac fossa with localised peritonitis. The working diagnosis at this time was an appendix mass or caecal cancer. A computed tomography scan revealed the characteristic 'bird's nest' appearance of a bezoar. On further questioning, the patient confessed to regularly 'binging' on grapes. The patient described passing the mass and his symptoms completely resolved. This appears to be the only documented case of a bezoar affecting the ascending colon.Entities:
Keywords: Bezoar; Bowel obstruction; Colon; Peritonitis
Year: 2013 PMID: 25829720 PMCID: PMC4376833 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-013-0819-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Surg ISSN: 0973-9793 Impact factor: 0.656