Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Jan 2020)

Giant colonic lithobezoar: A rare case report

  • Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_24_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 2
pp. 103 – 105

Abstract

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Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. Lithobezoar, the accumulation of stones in the digestive tract, is commonly seen in the stomach. We report a case of giant colonic lithobezoar in a child.

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