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Small Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Jejunal Trichobezoar Removed Per Anum Without an Enterotomy: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Trichobezoars can rarely present with obstruction. This is usually due to collection of a hair ball in the stomach. We encountered an interesting case of small bowel obstruction due to a jejunal trichobezoar.
Devbrata Radhikamohan Adhikari, Siddharth Vankipuram, Ajeet Ramamani Tiwari, Aniruddha Prabhakar Chaphekar, Ritesh Suresh Satardey   +4 more
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Computed tomography with clinical scoring to differentiate phytobezoar from feces in childhood small bowel obstruction

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Background. Identification of phytobezoar in childhood small bowel obstruction (SBO) characterized by smallbowel feces sign (SBFS) is still challenging.
Ning Wang, Xuedong Wu, Xiaodong Lin, Shanshan Zhang, Wei Shen   +4 more
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Coexistence under constraint: Spatiotemporal co‐occurrence in a dryland carnivore guild

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Interspecific competition plays a crucial role in shaping the structure and dynamics of large carnivore guilds. Extreme temperatures and heightened resource heterogeneity in drylands can present additional challenges to intraguild coexistence, potentially making dryland carnivore guilds particularly susceptible to climate change and ...
Nicholas Pilaud, Atie Taktehrani, Morteza Pourmirzai, Mahsa Shahhosseini, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Navid Gholikhani, Kaveh Hobeali, Fatemeh Hosseini‐Zavarei, Ugyen Penjor, David W. Macdonald, Mohammad S. Farhadinia   +10 more
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Rectal seed bezoar due to sunflower seed: a case report and review of the literature

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
Seed bezoars are a subcategory of phytobezoars, caused by consumption of indigestible vegetable or fruit seeds. We present the case of a 64-year-old male patient, who presented at the Emergency Department, complaining of constipation, tenesmus and rectal
Dimitrios Manatakis, Maria Sioula, Ioannis Passas, Helen Zerbinis, Christos Dervenis   +4 more
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A Scoping Review of Non‐Opioid Therapeutics for Opioid Withdrawal: Translational Relevance to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Research

Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 19, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In the wake of the ongoing opioid epidemic, the incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) has surged. While the short‐term effects of NOWS are well‐characterized, long‐term physiological and molecular consequences remain unclear.
Sara L. Mills‐Huffnagle, Oliver M. Lowden, Rhea E. Sullivan, Taryn E. McFadden, Jennifer E. Nyland   +4 more
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A rare presentation of Rapunzel syndrome with multiple small bowel intussusceptions [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019
Rapunzel syndrome is caused by gastric trichobezoar with extended tail and small bowel obstruction. Patients with gastric trichobezoar can be asymptomatic until the bezoar increases in size. We report a case of a girl who visited the emergency department
Kyoung Jeen Min, Hann Tchah, Seong Min Kim, Jea Yeon Choi   +3 more
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Perforated Gastric Ulcer due to a Giant Trichobezoar: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The term “trichobezoar” refers to foreign and indigestible material in the gastrointestinal tract, and it can indicate several underlying mental illnesses. A 38‐year‐old woman reported experiencing sudden intensive abdominal pain, along with a two‐month history of vomiting, nausea, exhaustion, and abdominal discomfort.
Raghad Samha, Fadi Tabara, Howida Daghestani, Kristin Alsalami, Marah Mansour, Yasmin Martini, Abdulsalam Koushe, Youmna Stitieh, Abdulrahman Almarzouki, Riad Alhamaidi   +9 more
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Giant Gastric Bezoar Complicating Congenital Esophageal Atresia Repaired by Gastric Interposition—A Case Report

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017
We describe a giant gastric phytobezoar in a child with repaired congenital esophageal atresia. At age two, a gastric interposition (pull-up) procedure was performed for severe and recurrent esophageal strictures. For 12 months post-gastric interposition,
Archana Chacko, Archana Chacko, Archana Chacko, Brent I. Masters, Brent I. Masters, Brent I. Masters, Alan Isles, Alan Isles, Alan Isles   +8 more
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Meckel's Diverticulum Causing Sigmoid Knotting and Closed‐Loop Obstruction: A Rare Case Report From a Resource‐Limited Setting

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Meckel's diverticulum rarely causes large bowel obstruction through a fibrous band, leading to sigmoid knotting and closed‐loop gangrene. In patients presenting with acute intestinal obstruction without prior abdominal surgery, this etiology should be considered.
Biruk Umer Mohammed, Henok Bahru Wodajeneh, Ashenafi Tesfaye Bedada, Dereje Nigatu Elala, Bikila Gedefa Bekana, Bemnet Zegeye Ashenafi, Meskerem Abera Furno   +6 more
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Gastric bezoar: a simple and innovative lithotripsy method—a case report and review of the literature

Frontiers in Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal bezoars result from the ingestion of indigestible materials and are classified by their consistency. This material is commonly located in the stomach. Human bezoars may be formed by non-digestible plant fibers (phytobezoars), persimmons (
Xudong Yan
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