Abstract |
A case of a paraffin oil bezoar impacted in the small bowel, resulting from the prolonged use of paraffin oil as treatment for increasing constipation in a patient with metastatic ovarian carcinoma, is described. Although pharmacobezoars are reported in the literature, we could not find a description of the CT findings of a paraffin oil bezoar.
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Authors | G Gayer, W H Gotlieb, S Apter |
Journal | The British journal of radiology
(Br J Radiol)
Vol. 73
Issue 875
Pg. 1213-4
(Nov 2000)
ISSN: 0007-1285 [Print] England |
PMID | 11144801
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Cathartics
- Oils
- Paraffin
- paraffin oils
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma
(complications, secondary)
- Bezoars
(chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
- Cathartics
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Jejunum
(diagnostic imaging)
- Middle Aged
- Oils
(adverse effects)
- Ovarian Neoplasms
(complications)
- Paraffin
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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