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ArticleMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023

Phytobezoar-Induced Mechanical Ileus and Incipient Intussusception: A Case Report.

Christoforos S Kosmidis, Chrysi Maria Mystakidou, Nikolaos Varsamis, Charilaos Koulouris, Christina Sevva, Konstantina Papadopoulou, Christina Michael, Nikolaos Iason Katsios, Vasiliki Theodorou, Petrina Miltiadous and 4 more

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Article in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Christoforos S KosmidisEuropean Interbalkan Medical Center, 10 Asklipiou Street, 55535 Pylaia, Greece.
Chrysi Maria MystakidouMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6674-7500
Nikolaos VarsamisEuropean Interbalkan Medical Center, 10 Asklipiou Street, 55535 Pylaia, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5849-5515
Charilaos KoulourisEuropean Interbalkan Medical Center, 10 Asklipiou Street, 55535 Pylaia, Greece.
Christina Sevva3rd Surgical Department, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA", School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1st St. Kiriakidi Street, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9869-7835
Konstantina Papadopoulou1st Department of Internal Medicine, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 57010 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christina MichaelMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6380-8187
Nikolaos Iason KatsiosMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Vasiliki TheodorouMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Petrina MiltiadousMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos Papadopoulos3rd Surgical Department, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA", School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1st St. Kiriakidi Street, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos VlassopoulosMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0009-0005-1105-2679
Katerina ZarampoukaPathology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1st St. Kiriakidi Street, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stylianos Mantalovas3rd Surgical Department, University General Hospital of Thessaloniki "AHEPA", School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1st St. Kiriakidi Street, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRG. Papanikolaou General Hospital · GRInterbalkan Medical Center · GRUniversity of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytobezoars constitute conglomerates of indigested plant fibers and are a rare cause of acute mechanical ileus. They exhibit an increased prevalence in the elderly population and people with specific predisposing conditions. Radiological imaging can often set a definitive diagnosis and dictate the optimal therapeutic approach, combined with the patient's clinical status. An 81-year-old male presented with deteriorating clinical symptoms of intestinal obstruction, and an exploratory laparotomy was performed following inconclusive radiological findings; multiple phytobezoars and incipient intussusception were revealed intraoperatively. A patient's medical history can often raise clinical suspicion of phytobezoars. However, a careful etiological investigation is imperative in all cases of mechanical ileus in advanced ages; early detection and dissolution of phytobezoars, when applicable, can reduce the need for surgical interventions.

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BezoarsDyspepsiaIleusIntestinal ObstructionIntussusceptionAgedAged, 80 and overHumansileusintestinal obstructionintussusceptionphytobezoar

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