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Carpet bezoar obstruction of the small intestine
P Y Wang1, E D Skarsgard, R J Baker
1Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|December 1, 1996
Insights
A rare case of intestinal obstruction in a child was caused by a synthetic fiber bezoar. This bezoar formed at the site of a prior intestinal surgery, highlighting a unique complication in pediatric patients with pica.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Pathology
Background:
- Bezoars are concretions in the alimentary tract, infrequently causing intestinal obstruction.
- Pica, the compulsive consumption of non-food items, is a risk factor for bezoar formation.
- Previous gastrointestinal surgery can create sites susceptible to bezoar impaction.
Abstract:
Bezoars are food or fiber concretions of the alimentary tract, which infrequently cause intestinal obstruction. The authors describe a case of a 7-year-old child with pica in whom a synthetic fiber bezoar obstruction of the small intestine developed at the site of a previously stapled intestinal anastomosis.