SMALL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY A PHYTOBEZOAR: A CASE REPORT

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Small Intestinal Obstruction, Phytobezoar.

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Saqib Saleem Afridi
Mahmud Aurangzeb
Muhammad Zarin
Nisar Ahmad

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Phytobezoar is a concretion formed in the stomach or intestine and composed chiefly of undigestedcompacted vegetable or fruit fibers. A case of Phytobezoarabsence of prior gastric surgery or other predisposing factors is presented. The patient was managedsurgically i.e., enterotomy.causing acute small intestinal obstruction in

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Afridi SS, Aurangzeb M, Zarin M, Ahmad N. SMALL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY A PHYTOBEZOAR: A CASE REPORT. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];25(3). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1162
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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2011)
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Case Report

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