title: Phytobezoar from the stem ("quiote") of the cactus Agave americana: report of case.
abstract: Agave americana is a cactus growing abundantly in Mexico. Its cooked stem ("quiote") yields by mastication a sweet juice which is swallowed, while the fibers ("bagazo") are spit out. That is the way Mexicans are taught to chew quiote since their early childhood, and it accounts for the rarity of bezoars from this origin. One of such cases is reported herein.
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D010945:Plants, Edible; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery