title: Small-bowel carcinoid presenting in association with a phytobezoar.
abstract: An unusual case of a recurrent, postoperative, small-bowel obstruction is presented. The obstruction was due to a phytobezoar proximal to the site of a primary carcinoid of the small bowel. The radiologic findings of a mobile, intraluminal filling defect and a more distal, fixed mural mass are reviewed. The cause of the recurrent obstruction was likely a "ball-valve" effect of the phytobezoar at the site of stenosis caused by the carcinoid. This case emphasizes the value of small-bowel imaging in repeated small-bowel obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ottawa General Hospital, Ont.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lorimer
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence