A Case Report: Lithobezor in Children

Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar)(2)(3). Lithobezoar, the accumulation of stones in the digestive tract, is commonly seen in stomach and the colon is the rarest site for accumulation. A 15-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with colicky abdominal pain and abdominal distention and vomiting. The case is presented to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic features of partial colonic obstruction secondary to colonic lithobezoar accumulation then it was progressed to intestinal perforation and was manage surgically.