“Bezoar Egg”—A Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction
Stefan Milosevic,
Jelena Djokic Kovac,
Ljubica Lazic,
Milica Mitrovic,
Katarina Stosic,
Dragan Basaric,
Boris Tadic,
Stefan Stojkovic,
Slobodan Rasic,
Nenad Ivanovic,
Ognjan Skrobic
Affiliations
Stefan Milosevic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Djokic Kovac
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Ljubica Lazic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Milica Mitrovic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Katarina Stosic
Center for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Pasterova No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Basaric
Department for HBP Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Boris Tadic
Department for HBP Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Stefan Stojkovic
Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street, No. 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Slobodan Rasic
Department of Stomach and Esophageal Surgery, Clinic for Digestive Surgery, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Koste Todorovica Street No. 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Nenad Ivanovic
Department for Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica No. 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Ognjan Skrobic
Department for Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica No. 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Small bowel obstruction is a frequent medical condition with various causes, the most common being postoperative adhesions, volvulus, intussusception, hernias, and tumors. A bezoar-induced blockage of the small intestine is a rare condition that accounts for approximately 4% of all small bowel obstruction cases. Herein, we present the case report of a 71-year-old patient with diffuse abdominal pain caused by a small bowel obstruction due to a calcified bezoar (bezoar egg) resulting from a post-radiation intestinal stricture. The patient underwent a small bowel excision with the extraction of the bezoar, after which a full recovery was made.
