Phytobezoar following raisin ingestion in children.
A rare childhood phytobezoar is reported in a two-and-one-half-year-old male infant with bowel obstruction, following raisin ingestion. Complete recovery followed conservative treatment. It was preceded by passage of a large, bulky stool, containing numerous undigested, fluid-filled raisins.
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Department of Pediatrics A, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
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Azizi
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D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005638:Fruit; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography