title: A rare cause of partial intestinal obstruction in a child: colonic lithobezoar.
abstract: The accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract forming a conglomeration is called a bezoar. Bezoars are referred to according to the foreign bodies that constitute their core: phytobezoar (fibres or seeds of vegetables and fruits), trichobezoar (hair), lactobezoar (remnants of milk) and lithobezoar (rock or similar substances).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Numanolu
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tatli