Open AccessSmall bowel obstruction caused by a bezoar following an adult simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: A case report
Author(s) -
Gilbert Pan,
Robin D. Kim,
Jeffrey Campsen,
George Rofaiel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4109
Subject(s) - medicine , bezoar , exploratory laparotomy , nausea , vomiting , bowel obstruction , transplantation , surgery , abdominal pain , abdominal distension , laparotomy , kidney transplantation , liver transplantation
Small bowel obstructions (SBOs) are common following a large intra-abdominal operation; however, SBOs caused by bezoars are unreported in patients following liver-kidney transplantation procedures, particularly in adults.