30 June 2014
: Case report 
How could such a wide piece of tree root pass through the narrow pyloric orifice? An extremely rare case
Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease
Arda IsikABCDEF, Y. Deniz FiratABEF, Kemal PekerABEF, İlyas SayarABEF, Oguz İdizAB, Mehmet SoyturkAB, Ismail DemiryilmazAB, Ismayil YilmazABDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.890713
Am J Case Rep 2014; 15:284-287
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Phytobezoars are a common type of bezoar known to accumulate in the gastrointestinal system.
CASE REPORT: A 30-year-old mentally retarded woman was operated on due to small bowel obstruction. A piece of tree root was extracted from the ileum. The patient was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 7.
CONCLUSIONS: Due to difficulties in determining the nature of the bezoar preoperatively, small bowel obstruction due to a phytobezoar is not a common diagnosis. For bezoars, prevention is considered preferable to treatment.
Keywords: Bezoars, general surgery, Ileus, Mentally Disabled Persons
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