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An Unusual Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Calcium Carbonate Use
Gastroenterology
  • Selsabeel Elyaman, HCA Healthcare
  • Uma Gudur, MD, HCA Healthcare
  • Hady Khalifa, HCA Healthcare
  • Alan Hamza, HCA Healthcare
  • Andrew Seevaratnam, MD, HCA Healthcare
Division
North Florida
Hospital
Ocala Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
9-21-2019
Keywords
  • bezoars,
  • small bowel obstruction,
  • calcium carbonate,
  • gastrointestinal disorders,
  • foreign bodies,
  • surgical removal
Abstract

A Gastric Bezoar is defined as an accumulation of indigestible foreign material found in an individual’s GI tract. The incidence of gastric bezoar is 0.3% as reported by endoscopy studies. These formations usually consist of insoluble vegetable matter (phytobezoars), hair (trichobezoars), or medications (pharmacobezoar). In general, they can be asymptomatic for many years or cause nonspecific symptoms including abdominal pain, early satiety, and weight loss. However, in recent years, these have become increasingly problematic for the general population attributing to a variety of GI disturbances. We are reporting a case which revolves around a female patient with no history of abdominal surgery who developed a small bowel obstruction from multiple large bezoars.

Publisher or Conference
American College of Physicians Florida Chapter
Citation Information
Elyaman S, et al. An Unusual Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Calcium Carbonate Use. Poster presented at: Florida Chapter of American College of Physicians; September 21, 2019; Ft. Lauderdale, FL.