title: Phytobezoar extending from stomach to cecum.
abstract: We report a patient with a phytobezoar extending from the stomach through the small intestine to the cecum. The patient presented with acute intestinal obstruction and bezoar was suspected at exploration. The specimen showed two masses of cotton fibres connected with a long string of variable thickness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sahi
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars; D002432:Cecum; D002648:Child; D003368:Gossypium; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach