Persimmon phytobezoar as the cause of small bowel obstruction

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 093-095

  Fu, Chun Yu ^a,b   Hsu, Kuo Feng ^a   Hsieh, Chung Bao ^a   Chan, De Chuan ^a   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^a   Lu, Tzu Chuan ^b   Shih, Ming Lang ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Persimmon; Phytobezoar; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERSIMMON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYTOBEZOAR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; VOMITING;

EID: 65549151708     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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