title: Huge plastic bezoar: a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction.
abstract: Bezoars are rare causes of gastrointestinal obstruction. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars, phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. We describe a girl aged 14 years who ingested large amounts of plastic material used for knitting chairs and charpoys. The conglomerate of plastic threads, entrapped food material and other debris, formed a huge mass occupying the whole stomach and extended into small bowel.
authors.affiliation: Depatement of Surgery, Military Hospital Med, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mbarek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaka
authors.affiliation: Depatement of Surgery, Military Hospital Med, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ehirchiou
authors.affiliation: Depatement of Surgery, Military Hospital Med, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Tariq Tajdin Sifeddine
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Alkandry
authors.affiliation: Depatement of Surgery, Military Hospital Med, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sair
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010969:Plastics; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics
keywords: Bowel obstruction; Huge abdominal lump; Plastic bezoars