Huge plastic bezoar: a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction

Bezoars are rare causes of gastrointestinal obstruction. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars, phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. We describe a girl aged 14 years who i...

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Main Authors: Mbarek Yaka, Abdelkader Ehirchiou, Tariq Tajdin Sifeddine Alkandry, Khalid Sair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2015-08-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/286/pdf/286.pdf