Small Intestine Obstruction in Patients due to Phytobezoar: Case Report of Four Patients
Introduction: Bezoars are rare cause of small-bowel obstruction and lead to intraluminal obstruction. The other causes are foreign bodies, gall stones, and enteroliths. Phytobezoars are collection of non-digestible materials, usually of vegetable origin, and are most commonly found in patients with...
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Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2016-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5005/jp-journals-10053-0010 |