02 September 2025
: Case report 
Non-Surgical Resolution of Phytobezoar-Induced Bowel Obstruction Using Sodium Bicarbonate and Catheter: A Report of 2 Cases
Unusual setting of medical care
Binglong Bai ABCDEFG 1, Jingying Zhang ABC 1, Hengqing Zhu CDEF 1, Zhiyu Li CDEFG 1*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949831
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949831
Figure 2 CT imaging and photographic documentation of the bezoar in Case 2. (A) Initial emergency CT scan with measurements of the obstructing bezoar (annotated). (B) Follow-up abdominal CT after 3 days of intestinal obstruction catheter irrigation and sodium bicarbonate therapy, demonstrating bezoar size reduction (measured). (C) The expelled bezoar (approximately 3×7 cm in size) following spontaneous defecation.