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Case Reports
. 2011 Sep;7(3):232-5.
doi: 10.1007/s13181-011-0144-8.

Venlafaxine pharmacobezoar causing intestinal ischemia requiring emergent hemicolectomy

Derrick Lung  1 , Cristina Cuevas, Uwais Zaid, Benedict Ancock
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Case Reports

Venlafaxine pharmacobezoar causing intestinal ischemia requiring emergent hemicolectomy

Derrick Lung et al. J Med Toxicol. 2011 Sep.
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Axial view of abdomen and pelvis using CT demonstrating tablet bezoar with associated bowel pneumatosis
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Coronal reconstruction of a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrating tablet bezoar at the ileocecal junction
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Excised right colon and cecum demonstrating tablet bezoar with associated necrotic cecal mucosa
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