Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body
Bezoars are not the usual cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Due to the fact that they cannot be digested, they accumulate in the digestive tract causing blockage. We review the clinical management of a two year old boy who presented with a partial bowel obstruction from a plasticobezoar.
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2019-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| author | M.T. Botchway A. Diakakis C. Westgarth-Taylor |
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| description | Bezoars are not the usual cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Due to the fact that they cannot be digested, they accumulate in the digestive tract causing blockage. We review the clinical management of a two year old boy who presented with a partial bowel obstruction from a plasticobezoar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b66d2e356afe44c48653fc7e47df1cfd2022-12-21T18:38:51ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662019-08-0147Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign bodyM.T. Botchway0A. Diakakis1C. Westgarth-Taylor2University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa; Corresponding author. University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South AfricaUniversity of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South AfricaBezoars are not the usual cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Due to the fact that they cannot be digested, they accumulate in the digestive tract causing blockage. We review the clinical management of a two year old boy who presented with a partial bowel obstruction from a plasticobezoar.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619301228 |
| spellingShingle | M.T. Botchway A. Diakakis C. Westgarth-Taylor Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| title | Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| title_full | Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| title_fullStr | Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| title_short | Obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| title_sort | obstructing colonic stricture due to intraluminal plastic foreign body |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619301228 |
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