Yeşim GÜRBÜZ, Gülşen EKİNGEN, B. Haluk GÜVENÇ, Hayrünisa KAHRAMAN

An unusual case: Intestinal obstruction due to a parasitic bezoar in a child

Gastrointestinal sistem bezoarları trikobezoar, ütobezoar ve nadiren parazitik bezoar olarak sınıflandırılmaktadır. Bezoarların klinik komplikasyonu olan intestinal obstruksiyon sıklıkla ütobezoar sonucu görülmektedir. Bu yazıda kliniğimizde, bezoarm nadir formu olan parazitik bezoara bağlı ortaya çıkan intestinal obstruksiyon olgusu sunuldu.

Çocukta nadir bir olgu: Parazitik bezoara bağlı intestinal obstrüksiyon

Bezoars are an uncommon result of the ingestion of indigestible or poorly digested substances, which form a solid mass within the gastrointestinal tract. Their classification is based on their content and includes phytobezoars, trichobezoars, lactobezoars and seldomly parasitic bezoars. We report a case of intestinal obstruction caused by a bezoar due to parasitic infestation in a 10-year-old boy that was treated with successful surgical intervention.

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