Open AccessColorectal lithobezoar: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Muzamil Shafi Sheikh,
Rizvi Malla Hilal,
Afsheen Malla Misbha,
Ahmed Farooq
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.70642
Subject(s) - medicine , constipation , peritonitis , general surgery , caecum , surgery
We report an unusual case of a giant lithobezoar that was extending from the caecum to the anal canal, and the patient had no features of absolute constipation or peritonitis. It is believed to be the first such giant colonic lithobezoar in the literature.