A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Diagnosed with Double Balloon Enteroscopy
Joint Authors
Sakurada, Mutsumi
Komatsu, Yoshihiro
Saita, Masayuki
Orita, Hajime
Ito, Tomoaki
Nohara, Shigeo
Maekawa, Hiroshi
Sinjoh, Kunihiro
Sato, Koichi
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary small bowel bezoars are rare and cause acute abdomen due to small bowel obstruction (SBO).
A 69-year-old Japanese man presented with epigastric pain associated with fullness.
Physical examination of the abdomen showed no marked signs of peritoneal irritation.
An erect X-ray film of the abdomen showed small bowel obstruction.
Computed tomography (CT) showed a dilated small bowel loop proximal to the site of the obstruction.
Retrograde double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) was performed and showed yellow, hard bezoars blocking the distal ileum.
At surgery, a bezoar was found impacted in the distal ileum, and enterotomy with extraction was performed.
After 9 days, the patient was discharged from our hospital in satisfactory condition.
DBE also appears to be a safe and useful diagnostic tool in patients with SBO, and the findings of DBE influence the strategy of therapy in patients in whom the cause of SBO could not be determined by conventional radiography.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saita, Masayuki& Maekawa, Hiroshi& Sato, Koichi& Orita, Hajime& Sakurada, Mutsumi& Ito, Tomoaki…[et al.]. 2012. A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Diagnosed with Double Balloon Enteroscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452787
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saita, Masayuki…[et al.]. A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Diagnosed with Double Balloon Enteroscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452787
American Medical Association (AMA)
Saita, Masayuki& Maekawa, Hiroshi& Sato, Koichi& Orita, Hajime& Sakurada, Mutsumi& Ito, Tomoaki…[et al.]. A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Bezoars Diagnosed with Double Balloon Enteroscopy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452787
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452787