2012•Bioline International (Bioline International)Open access

Impacted “Phytobezoar” at the Base of Meckle’s Diverticulum

Gagandeep Gupta, Shilpi Singh Gupta, K. B. Golhar, Sadanand V. Deshpande

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Bezoars have been known to cause obstruction of any portion of the gastrointestinal tract.This case report describes a patient with a surgically treated bezoar impacted at the base of Meckel's diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction.In the absence of prior gastric surgery this makes one of the rarest causes of intestinal obstruction.

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Key concepts: Bezoar, Medicine, Phytobezoar, Diverticulum (mollusc), Surgery, Hepatic diverticulum, Gastrointestinal tract, Alimentary tract