Turkish Journal of Surgery · 2014 · 10 citations · 2 references
MedicineOncologyPharmacologyGastroenterologyGastrointestinal OncologyGastrointestinal PharmacotherapyBowel ObstructionColonic DisordersForeign Body ObstructionGastrointestinal DiseaseGastrointestinal ObstructionIntestinal ObstructionAnatomical StructureComplications Of Intestinal ObstructionDigestive ComplicationsForeign Body ClassificationGastrointestinal Tract ObstructionLarge Colon ObstructionMechanical ObstructionSmall Intestinal Motility
A bezoar is a hard, and solid, foreign body located in the gastrointestinal tract that may recur. Bezoar is classified according to its origin. Pharmacobezoars develop in the gastrointestinal tract due to alterations in anatomical structure and/or intestinal motility. In this paper, a case, not yet defined in the literature, of a pharmacobezoar causing a mechanical obstruction that is accompanied by a malignancy in the colon is reported, with the aim of contributing to the literature.
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