Mushroom Bezoar: Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction, a Case Report and Literature Review
Published: 2021-12-29
Page: 792-795
Issue: 2021 - Volume 4 [Issue 2]
M. S. Baharudin *
Department of Surgery, Hospital Putrajaya, Precinct 7 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia and Department of Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
A. R. Syazwani
Department of Surgery, Hospital Putrajaya, Precinct 7 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Sadhana Mahamad
Department of Surgery, Hospital Putrajaya, Precinct 7 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
B. Anita
Department of Surgery, Hospital Putrajaya, Precinct 7 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Small bowel obstruction is a common acute presentation in any general surgical unit, however an obstruction secondary to a bezoar impaction is considerably infrequent. The diagnosis of small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar pre-operatively remains challenging. We present a case of small bowel obstruction caused by shiitake mushroom phytobezoar which was successfully treated with a laparotomy and enterotomy with foreign body removal. Intraoperatively undigested shiitake mushrooms were found.
Keywords: Small bowel obstruction, phytobezoar, shiitake mushroom, mastication.