Multiple bezoars causing small bowel obstruction : a unique case of resolution with upper and low GI endoscopy

Brito, Mariana; Mocanu, Irina; Nunes, Ana; Fonseca, Jorge

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Reports of obstructing foreign bodies in the small bowel are rare and the majority describe surgical resolution. We report a case of successful endoscopic treatment of a small bowel obstruction (SBO) caused by multiple bezoars. A 92-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a history of persistent vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) showed gastric distension and an intraluminal ovaloid foreign body with a heterogenous density in the second portion of the duodenum, suggestive of bezoar.

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bezoars small bowel obstruction GI endoscopy

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Brito M, Mocanu I, Nunes A, Fonseca J. Multiple bezoars causing small bowel obstruction: a unique case of resolution with upper and low GI endoscopy. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Aug;114(8):491-492. doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.8459/2021