title: Carpet bezoar obstruction of the small intestine.
abstract: Bezoars are food or fiber concretions of the alimentary tract, which infrequently cause intestinal obstruction. The authors describe a case of a 7-year-old child with pica in whom a synthetic fiber bezoar obstruction of the small intestine developed at the site of a previously stapled intestinal anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Skarsgard
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male