Paraffin oil bezoar impacted in the small bowel: CT findings.
A case of a paraffin oil bezoar impacted in the small bowel, resulting from the prolonged use of paraffin oil as treatment for increasing constipation in a patient with metastatic ovarian carcinoma, is described. Although pharmacobezoars are reported in the literature, we could not find a description of the CT findings of a paraffin oil bezoar.
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary; D001630:Bezoars / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002400:Cathartics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009821:Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010232:Paraffin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002400:Cathartics; D009821:Oils; D010232:Paraffin; C015418:paraffin oils