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. 2013:2013:854975.
doi: 10.1155/2013/854975. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Metin Senol  1 , Zehra Ünal Ozdemir, Ibrahim Tayfun Sahiner, Hakan Ozdemir
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Metin Senol et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2013.

Abstract

Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar). Lithobezoar, the accumulation of stones in the digestive tract, is commonly seen in stomach. In this paper, a 7-year-old girl with colonic lithobezoar who presented with constipation, abdominal pain, and the history of pica was successfully treated by the extraction of the stones under general anesthesia.

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Abdominal X-ray.
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Anal dilatation and extraction of stones.
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