Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by an Aggressive Weight Loss Diet in a Patient With No Predisposing Factors.
| Autor: | Hassranah SC; Department of Surgery, Medical Associates Hospital, St. Joseph, TTO., Ramnarine A; Clinical Surgical Sciences, UWI (The University of the West Indies), St. Augustine, TTO., Parbhu S; Department of Surgery, Sangre Grande Hospital, Sangre Grande, TTO., Naraynsingh V; Clinical Surgical Sciences, UWI (The University of the West Indies), St. Augustine, TTO.; Department of Surgery, Medical Associates Hospital, St. Joseph, TTO. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Dec 16; Vol. 14 (12), pp. e32594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 16 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.32594 |
| Abstrakt: | Phytobezoars are a well-documented cause of small bowel obstruction. Previous reports include patients who have predisposing factors such as gastric surgery, diabetes mellitus, or poor dentition. Consequences of extreme dieting have also been reported, but a resultant phytobezoar and life-threatening bowel obstruction are rare. We present a case of phytobezoar solely due to a diet inordinately high in fiber. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Hassranah et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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