Champ, Lai Wick and Ping, Tay Siew (2022) Small bowel obstruction secondary to crab shell bezoar: A case report. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 77 (2). 252 – 254. ISSN 0300-5283,
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Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical condition that needs surgical intervention if conservative measures fail. Bezoar is a rare aetiology of small bowel obstruction with incidence of 4.5. The bezoars can be grouped, according to the content, into four common types: Phytobezoars, trichobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. However, unusual bezoars like plastic bezoars and metal bezoars have been reported too. Herein, we report a case of an elderly lady who was treated for small bowel obstruction due to crab shell bezoar. This is the first case reported in literature. Ingestion of large intact pieces of crab shell should be avoided due to the potential of causing small bowel obstruction. © 2022, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aged; Animals; Bezoars; Brachyura; Humans; Intestinal Obstruction; Intestine, Small; abdominal distension; abdominal pain; abdominal radiography; acute kidney failure; aged; animal shell; anorexia; Article; bezoar; case report; clinical article; computer assisted tomography; constipation; diabetes mellitus; female; human; hyponatremia; ileostomy; intestine surgery; laparotomy; nodular goiter; small intestine obstruction; terminal ileum; animal; bezoar; Brachyura; diagnostic imaging; intestine obstruction; small intestine |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2025 00:01 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2025 00:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43311 |
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