TITLE:
Intestinal Obstruction Associated with Pharmacobezoar in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Marina Gabrielle Epstein, Gabriel Garbato, Gabriel Maccapani, Camille Diem Benatti, Ivan Carlos Batista, Luis Henrique Barreto Chaves, Amanda Domit Dall’Alba
KEYWORDS:
Intestinal Obstruction, Pharmacobezoars, Crohn’s Disease
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.14 No.7,
July
10,
2023
ABSTRACT: Crohn’s disease might result from a complex interplay between genetic
susceptibility, environmental factors, and altered gut microbiota, leading to
dysregulated innate and adaptive immune responses. The reported case presents a
patient with intestinal subocclusion associated with a pharmacobezoar who had a
good evolution with clinical treatment. This case report aims to demonstrate
the complexity of diagnostic search, even with the classic version of the
disease. And it also comes to show the need for a thorough medical history and
differential diagnosis investigation.