Open AccessA rare cause of partial intestinal obstruction in a child: colonic lithobezoar
Author(s) -
K V Numanolu,
Duygu Tatlî
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1134
Subject(s) - bezoar , phytobezoar , medicine , foreign bodies , gastrointestinal tract , gastroenterology , surgery
The accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract forming a conglomeration is called a bezoar. Bezoars are referred to according to the foreign bodies that constitute their core: phytobezoar (fibres or seeds of vegetables and fruits), trichobezoar (hair), lactobezoar (remnants of milk) and lithobezoar (rock or similar substances).