"Bezoar Egg"-A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction

Small bowel obstruction is a frequent medical condition with various causes, the most common being postoperative adhesions, volvulus, intussusception, hernias, and tumors. A bezoar-induced blockage of the small intestine is a rare condition that accounts for approximately 4% of all small bowel obstr...

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Published in:Diagnostics (Basel) 2024-02, Vol.14 (4), p.360
Main Authors: Milosevic, Stefan, Kovac, Jelena Djokic, Lazic, Ljubica, Mitrovic, Milica, Stosic, Katarina, Basaric, Dragan, Tadic, Boris, Stojkovic, Stefan, Rasic, Slobodan, Ivanovic, Nenad, Skrobic, Ognjan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
bezoar
Calcification
Eggs
Gastrointestinal diseases
ileus
Intervention
Intestinal obstruction
intestinal stricture
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mortality
Patients
radiation enteropathy
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
small bowel obstruction
Small intestine
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Small bowel obstruction is a frequent medical condition with various causes, the most common being postoperative adhesions, volvulus, intussusception, hernias, and tumors. A bezoar-induced blockage of the small intestine is a rare condition that accounts for approximately 4% of all small bowel obstruction cases. Herein, we present the case report of a 71-year-old patient with diffuse abdominal pain caused by a small bowel obstruction due to a calcified bezoar (bezoar egg) resulting from a post-radiation intestinal stricture. The patient underwent a small bowel excision with the extraction of the bezoar, after which a full recovery was made.
ISSN:2075-4418
2075-4418
DOI:10.3390/diagnostics14040360