When a cure becomes the pathology: mechanical bowel obstruction due to herbal pharmacobezoar. A case report with review of literature

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作者：

Gandhi S. ^{[1
]}

Arora E. ^{[1
]}

Bhandarwar A. ^{[1
]}

Patil A. ^{[1
]}

Wagh A. ^{[1
]}

Gupta S. ^{[1
]}

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[1] Department of General Surgery, Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, 6th Floor, Main Hospital Building, JJ Hospital Campus, Sir JJ Marg, Byculla, Mumbai

来源：

Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology | 2018年 / 11卷 / 5期

关键词：

Abdominal tuberculosis; Bezoar; Intestinal obstruction; Pharmacobezoar;

D O I：

10.1007/s12328-018-0861-5

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摘要：

Bezoars are intra-luminal concretions of ingested material which accumulate within the bowel. They are termed pharmacobezoars when the constituent material is drugs. We report a 64-year-old female with abdominal pain and obstipation for 3 days. Patient had completed anti-tuberculous combination therapy for suspected abdominal tuberculosis 25 years ago. She exhibited features of shock with a right iliac fossa lump. Abdominal X-ray displayed multiple air-fluid levels with densely cluttered radio-opacities in the right lower quadrant. Laparotomy revealed a palpable mid-ileal intra-luminal lump, adherent to the ascending colon and proximal ileum necessitating resection. Ex vivo examination of resected specimen revealed numerous tablets aggregating proximal to an ileal stricture. The patient post-operatively confirmed the tablets resembled the herbal laxatives she had been consuming. Pharmacobezoars can lead to subacute intestinal obstruction. Numerous drugs have been implicated. Patients with partial gastrectomy and vagotomy are at risk. CT is the pre-eminent diagnostic modality. The treatment options for pharmacobezoars include lavage, endoscopic retrieval, in addition to surgery. Pharmacobezoars need a high index of suspicion for pre-operative diagnosis. A detailed history and correlation with radioimaging can offer important cues. One can prevent pharmacobezoars by abstaining from unwarranted medications and identifying those at risk. © 2018, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology.

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