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. 2019 Mar-Apr;52(2):133-134.
doi: 10.1590/0100-3984.2017.0157.

Intestinal obstruction by a phytobezoar in a patient with a history of gastroplasty

Luiz de Abreu Junior  1   2 , Gustavo Garcia Marques  2 , Ingredy Tavares da Silva  2 , Flávia Munhos Granja  2 , Marcelo Zindel Salem  3
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Intestinal obstruction by a phytobezoar in a patient with a history of gastroplasty

Luiz de Abreu Junior et al. Radiol Bras. 2019 Mar-Apr.
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Figure 1
CT of the abdomen and pelvis, with intravenous contrast. A: Axial sequence showing signs of gastroplasty (arrow) and a small amount of perisplenic fluid. B: Axial sequence showing distension of the jejunal loop related to enteric anastomosis, highlighting the accumulation of material with low-grade intraluminal attenuation, corresponding to a phytobezoar (arrow). C: Coronal reconstruction confirming the signs of intestinal obstruction and again showing significant distention of the small intestine loop that participates in the enteric anastomosis, containing an accumulation of material with low attenuation (phytobezoar, arrow). D: Surgical specimen. Material removed from within the jejunal loop related to the surgical anastomosis, characterized by a bolus of undigested agglomerated vegetable fiber (a jackfruit phytobezoar).
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