[Efferent loop obstruction by a phytobezoar after gastrectomy].
The authors present one case of intestinal obstruction due to phytobezoar of the efferent loop, in a previously undergone gastric surgery patient. They report, in the light of bezoar's peculiar location, that is usually it found in the stomach or small bowel.
Turi
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Divisione di Chirurgia Generale Ospedale di Mortara (Pavia).
Gerosa
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E
D'Abrosca
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De Cesare
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F
Rovatti
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M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D014675:Vegetables / Q000009:adverse effects*
Occlusione da fitobezoar dell'ansa efferente in gastroresecato.