Multiple bezoars causing small bowel obstruction: a unique case of resolution with upper and low GI endoscopy

Mariana Brito; Irina Mocanu; Ana Nunes; Jorge Fonseca

doi:10.17235/reed.2021.8459/2021

Multiple bezoars causing small bowel obstruction: a unique case of resolution with upper and low GI endoscopy

Mariana Brito, Irina Mocanu, Ana Nunes, Jorge Fonseca

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Abstract

Reports of obstructing foreign bodies in the small bowel are rare and the majority describe surgical resolution. We report a case of successful endoscopic treatment of a small bowel obstruction (SBO) caused by multiple bezoars. A 92-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a history of persistent vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) showed gastric distension and an intraluminal ovaloid foreign body with a heterogenous density in the second portion of the duodenum, suggestive of bezoar.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	491-492
Number of pages	2
Journal	Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Volume	114
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2021.8459/2021
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Multiple bezoars causing small bowel obstruction: a unique case of resolution with upper and low GI endoscopy

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