Small intestinal phytobezoars: sonographic detection.
Three cases of small intestinal phytobezoar, suggested by sonography and later confirmed at surgery, are reported. Sonographic findings of bezoar were intraluminal mass presenting as an arc-like surface echo casting clear posterior acoustic shadow within the lumen of the dilated small bowel. Compression of the mass with a transducer induced fluid shift around the mass. We propose that diagnosis of bezoars can be suggested on the basis of sonographic findings.
Ko
Y T
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Lim
J H
JH
Lee
D H
DH
Yoon
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D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography