Diospyrobezoars are a subtype of phytobezoars caused by excessive consumption of persimmons, which contain large amounts of tannins. In contrast to phytobezoars, diospyrobezoars have a harder consistency than other bezoars, making them more difficult to break up both chemically and endoscopically. We have previously reported successful dissolution of phytobezoars with diet soda and cellulase. A...

Dear Editor, Bezoars and gallstones are unusual causes of small bowel obstruction, with well-described imaging features on CT. We present a case of intestinal obstruction caused by a laminated mass in the terminal ileum that resembled a gallstone on CT, but was surgically proven to be a durian seed phytobezoar. Ex vivo imaging confi rmed that the 2 conditions share similar appearances on CT, an...

We reported a case of duodenal obstruction caused by phytobezoar in an 11 months old infant. There was absent history of unusual food ingestion and the definitive diagnosis could only be made intraoperatively as signs of intestinal obstruction evolved. The clinical course was described with a review of literature on this rare condition.

a 4-year-old female native goat with the history of inappetence and no defecation was referred to the department of clinical sciences, school of veterinary medicine of shiraz, shiraz, southern iran. during exploratory laparotomy, pyloric obstruction and displacement of the abomasum to the left side was observed. obstruction of pylorus was due to a ball-shaped phytobezoar. the goat was followed ...

We describe a giant gastric phytobezoar in a child with repaired congenital esophageal atresia. At age two, a gastric interposition (pull-up) procedure was performed for severe and recurrent esophageal strictures. For 12 months post-gastric interposition, he experienced frequent respiratory illnesses requiring hospital admissions but it was not initially appreciated that these episodes were lik...