title: Small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoars in the intact gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: We present a series of cases of small bowel obstruction due to an intraluminal phytobezoar concretion. This rare cause of obstruction should not be forgotten as the recent literature has concentrated more on those patients with a past history of gastrointestinal surgery. None of our cases had had previous surgery, highlighting the point that an intact gastrointestinal tract does not exclude phytobezoars as a cause of obstruction.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hershman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010945:Plants, Edible