title: Case report. Small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar formation within Meckel diverticulum: CT findings.
abstract: Intestinal obstruction due to a phytobezoar within a Meckel diverticulum is exceedingly rare, with only seven reported cases in the surgical literature. The most important precipitating factor is the ingestion of agents high in fiber and cellulose. Small bowel obstruction in all but one case was due to retrograde propagation of the bezoar into the small bowel lumen. We report the clinical and CT findings in such a patient following a vegetarian diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10025, USA.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Frazzini
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: English
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bashist
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed