title: A phytobezoar in the acute abdomen.
abstract: A phytobezoar is a rare differential diagnosis in the acute abdomen. An 89-year-old woman presented with lower abdominal pain. A computed tomography scan and ultrasound suggested the presence of a bezoar. A phytobezoar was extracted surgically, and a resection was performed of the perforated small bowel segment. The etiology and management of phytobezoars are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. johkv@imv.liu.se
authors.forename: John-Peder Escobar
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kvitting
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Pelle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Druvefors
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small