Bezoars are intraluminal conglomerates of indigestible foreign materials that accumulate in
the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They consist of vegetable or fruit fibers, hairs or other …

Bezoars are collections of undigested foreign material that accumulate in the gastrointestinal
tract. The most common are phytobezoars, which are formed from plant fibers, especially …

Methods Seventy-five patients diagnosed with GI bezoars were enrolled in this study. Data
were collected on the demographic and clinical characteristics and the characteristics of the …

Rapunzel syndrome is very rare gastric foreign bodies that occur in children. It is a severe
condition of a gastric trichobezoar with a long tail that passes into the small intestine. Here …

Gastro-intestinal ultrasound (GIUS) is a non-invasive and cost-effective tool, widely used as
a first-line diagnostic method in patients presenting with abdominal complaints, especially in …

Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency with high morbidity and mortality.
Patients presenting with features of small bowel obstruction need urgent evaluation to avoid …

Phytobezoars constitute conglomerates of indigested plant fibers and are a rare cause of
acute mechanical ileus. They exhibit an increased prevalence in the elderly population and …

A fit and well gentleman in his 40s presented with vomiting and obstipation. His only
relevant history being recent ingestion of a large quantity of mangoes. A computer …

Objective Bezoars are foreign bodies developed due to the swallowing of indigestible
substances in the stomach that accumulate in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract. This …

Background Bezoars are an uncommon cause of mechanical intestinal occlusion. There are
four different kinds of bezoars: phytobezoars, made of vegetables and fibers; trichobezoars …