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Phytobezoar-An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in Pediatric Age Group: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Phytobezoars are the most common and well known type of bezoars yet one of the uncommon causes of mechanical obstruction of the small intestine. The reported prevalence rate of phytobezoars is estimated to be 0.4% despite being the 5th most common cause of acute small bowel obstruction.
Pandit A, Koirala M, Panta A, Kandel N.
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia aktasi in a wild bezoar goat (Capra aegagrus): Overlap with domestic goat strains. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
This study provides the first molecular detection of tick‐borne pathogens in Capra aegagrus. Genetic analysis reveals similarities between Babesia aktasi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in bezoar and domestic goats, indicating potential pathogen exchange.
Zerek A, Özdemir T, Gündoğdu MN, Erdem İ, Orkun Ö.   +4 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Trichobezoar‐induced pancreatitis unraveled [PDF]

JPGN Rep
Abstract Trichobezoars are rare hair‐based intraluminal foreign bodies that may cause significant gastrointestinal complications, particularly when extending into the duodenum as in Rapunzel syndrome. We report the case of an 11‐year‐old girl with sensory processing difficulties and undiagnosed avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), who ...
Scott H, Sansguiri A, Polachek A, Matthews S, Mehta M.   +4 more
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Pediatric Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting With Jejunojejunal Intussusception Managed Surgically: A Rare Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Bezoars are masses of indigestible material within the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoars, composed of hair, are rare and typically occur in young females with psychiatric conditions. Rapunzel syndrome is a severe variant where the trichobezoar extends into the small intestine.
Irfan M, Abdul Mughees H, Talha Safdar M, Hassaan Javaid M, Asif R, Mahmoud A, Bilal Masood M, Farooq T, Nazir F.   +8 more
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Giant gastric bezoar: A case report

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Background: We report a case of gastric bezoar in a patient with underlying schizophrenia who presented with features mimicking gastric tumour in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nigeria.
A A Adejumo, O F Koroye, O J Ajamu, O A Adeosun   +3 more
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Medicinal use of wild fauna by mestizo communities living near San Guillermo Biosphere Reserve (San Juan, Argentina) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Wild and domestic animals and their by-products are important ingredients in the preparation of curative, protective and preventive medicines. Despite the medicinal use of animals worldwide, this topic has received less attention than the use
Borghi, Carlos Eduardo, Campos, Claudia Monica, Hernández, Jorge   +2 more
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Gastric bezoar

International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 2020
Gastric bezoar is an accumulation of indigestible masses in stomach. Depending on the composites of these masses, descriptive names are given like tricobezoar if the mass contains hair. Most of the patients have psychological issues that result in their desire to eat hair which predispose them to have gastric tricobezoar ...
Sulaiman Ambusaidi, Farida Mohsin, Al-Yaqoubi, Maryam   +1 more
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Management of a Large Bone Impaction in the Esophagus With Cola and Catheters: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Graphical abstract illustrating cola‑assisted management of distal esophageal bone impaction: initial normal cardiothoracic workup, failed standard endoscopic retrieval, endoscopic cola infusion to soften the impacted bolus, and uneventful recovery with complete mucosal healing at 3‑month follow‑up.
Ghasemloo N, Nasrollahizadeh A, Javankiani S, Ramezani P, Hassanpour Dargah A, Kumar H, Taheri M, Delavari C, Ebrahimi P.   +8 more
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Rapunzel syndrome [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction. Trichobezoars are foreign bodies in gastrointestinal tract, composed of hair. They occur mainly in children and adolescents suffering from trichotillophagia.
Benedeto-Stojanov Daniela, Bjelaković Goran, Brzački Vesna, Nagorni Aleksandar, Petrović Gordana, Radovanović-Dinić Biljana   +5 more
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Mushroom Bezoar: Case Report

International Journal of Gerontology, 2012
A bezoar is an accumulation of indigestible exogenous matter in the stomach and the intestine. The clinical diagnosis of bezoar is challenging, and initial radiographs are frequently nondiagnostic.
Cuiping Liu, Haijun Deng, Zhenshu Zhang, Lan Bai   +3 more
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