An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Obstruction: Bezoar
Bezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854. Although the prevalence of bezoars in humans is low, an absence of treatment has been associated with mort...
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| description | Bezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854. Although the prevalence of bezoars in humans is low, an absence of treatment has been associated with mortality rates as high as 30�20primarily because of gastrointestinal bleeding, destruction, or perforation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec56f873ffd6461cb3728ecf5cff9a3c2022-12-21T17:43:52ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042011-03-01262127128An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Obstruction: BezoarTariq O. AbbasBezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854. Although the prevalence of bezoars in humans is low, an absence of treatment has been associated with mortality rates as high as 30�20primarily because of gastrointestinal bleeding, destruction, or perforation.http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=939478gastrointestinal obstruction bezoar |
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| title_short | An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Obstruction: Bezoar |
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