Intestinal obstruction caused by phytobezoar composed of jaboticaba seeds: case report and literature review

Bezoar is a cluster of swallowed and undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract which can cause intestinal obstruction. It has multiple subtypes and the phytobezoar (composed of vegetable fiber) is the most common. We report a patient admitted with intestinal obstruction caused by impaction o...

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Main Authors: Rafael Luís Luporini, Lícia Deon Weirich, Marcelo Rodolfo Marciano, Luiz Vagner Sipriani, Francisco de Assis Gonçalves Filho, Anwar Fausto Félix Sabbag, Marcelo Maia Caixeta Melo, Luís Sérgio Ronchi, Geni Satomi Cunrath, João Gomes Netinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-93632012000300016