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Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception

Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in the first two years of life. The cause is not apparent in most of the cases. Associated conditions that can result in intussusception include polyps, Meckel’s diverticulum, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, lymphoma, lipoma, parasites, fo...

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Main Authors: Azhar AH,, Tarmizi MNM,, A. Rashidi,, H. Mastura,, MNG Rahman,
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Language:English
Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2981/1/49-52.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.29812016-12-14T06:33:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2981/ Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception Azhar AH, Tarmizi MNM, A. Rashidi, H. Mastura, MNG Rahman, Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in the first two years of life. The cause is not apparent in most of the cases. Associated conditions that can result in intussusception include polyps, Meckel’s diverticulum, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, lymphoma, lipoma, parasites, foreign bodies and viral enteritis with hypertrophy of Payer’s patches. We hereby describe a rare case of sand bezoar induced intussusception in a 9-year-old school girl with pica (geophagia). A description of her presentation and management, along with a review of literature is being presented. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2981/1/49-52.pdf Azhar AH, and Tarmizi MNM, and A. Rashidi, and H. Mastura, and MNG Rahman, (2011) Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception. Journal of Surgical Academia, 1 (2). pp. 49-52. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/
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description Intussusception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in the first two years of life. The cause is not apparent in most of the cases. Associated conditions that can result in intussusception include polyps, Meckel’s diverticulum, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, lymphoma, lipoma, parasites, foreign bodies and viral enteritis with hypertrophy of Payer’s patches. We hereby describe a rare case of sand bezoar induced intussusception in a 9-year-old school girl with pica (geophagia). A description of her presentation and management, along with a review of literature is being presented.
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author Azhar AH,
Tarmizi MNM,
A. Rashidi,
H. Mastura,
MNG Rahman,
spellingShingle Azhar AH,
Tarmizi MNM,
A. Rashidi,
H. Mastura,
MNG Rahman,
Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
author_facet Azhar AH,
Tarmizi MNM,
A. Rashidi,
H. Mastura,
MNG Rahman,
author_sort Azhar AH,
title Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
title_short Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
title_full Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
title_fullStr Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
title_full_unstemmed Sand bezoar: A very rare cause of intussusception
title_sort sand bezoar: a very rare cause of intussusception
publisher Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2981/1/49-52.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2981/
http://jsurgacad.com/
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