Small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar: CT diagnosis

Small bowel phytobezoars are rare and are almost always obstructive. The literature contains few reports on the radiological findings for primary small bowel bezoars. There is also very little published on CT results with this lesion, but the features of the scan are characteristic. We present the C...

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Published in:European radiology 2002-11, Vol.12 (11), p.2659-2661
Main Authors: Yildirim, Tulin, Yildirim, Sedat, Barutcu, Ozlem, Oguzkurt, Levent, Noyan, Turgut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bezoars - complications
Bezoars - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ileum
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Small bowel phytobezoars are rare and are almost always obstructive. The literature contains few reports on the radiological findings for primary small bowel bezoars. There is also very little published on CT results with this lesion, but the features of the scan are characteristic. We present the CT findings in a patient with an obstructive small bowel phytobezoar, and emphasize the diagnostic value of CT.
ISSN:0938-7994
1432-1084
DOI:10.1007/s00330-001-1267-0