title: Phytobezoar as a cause of intestinal obstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A small bowel phytobezoar is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, whose most common cause is adhesion.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case report in which the etiology of small bowel obstruction was identified due to intussusception via computed tomography scan, and upon exploration, was found to be due to a small bowel phytobezoar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care, General Surgery and Burns, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA. brhall@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vosswinkel
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meisel
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Curci
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D027861:Prunus; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed