Osteoid bezoar: a rare case causing small bowel obstruction

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Dec 22:2017:bcr2017223051. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223051.

Abstract

Acute intestinal obstruction due to foreign bodies or bezoar is a rare occurrence in an adult. We report an unusual case of a 27-year-old male patient with no previous history of abdominal surgery or other medical disease, who presented with an acute episode of intestinal obstruction due to ingestion of a bone piece which was managed surgically by enterotomy, and the patient had an uneventful postoperative course. He was advised regular follow-up once in 2 weeks initially and once a month subsequently. He had no problems at the end of 6 months.

Keywords: diet; gastrointestinal system; general surgery; perioperative care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Alcoholics
  • Bezoars / complications
  • Bezoars / diagnosis*
  • Bezoars / pathology
  • Bezoars / surgery
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / surgery
  • Intestine, Small / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography