[Intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar in a Meckel's diverticulum].
Meckel's diverticulum is the most prevalent anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, found in about 2% of the general population. Most are asymptomatic; but most frequent complications are intestinal obstruction, diverticulitis and lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A 33-year-old man was operated on for mechanical small bowel obstruction caused by a large Meckel's diverticulum filled with a phytobezoar. This mechanism of obstruction is rare. When the history of a patient without previous intestinal operations, as in this case, raises the possibility of phytobezoar, the probability of congenital anomaly is high.
Rosin
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General Surgery and Transplantations Dept., Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
Korianski
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Ayalon
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D000328:Adult; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*