<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">SS</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Surgical Science</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2157-9407</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/ss.2019.101005</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">SS-90217</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Case Report</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Medicine&amp;Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Ileal Occlusion on Bezoars at Kati BSS Hospital
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Keita</surname><given-names>Koniba</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Abdoulaye</surname><given-names>Diarra</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Sidiki</surname><given-names>Keita</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Issa</surname><given-names>Traore</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Salia</surname><given-names>Coulibaly</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fadima</surname><given-names>Tall</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Daouda</surname><given-names>Diallo</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Oulematou</surname><given-names>Coulibaly</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Assitan</surname><given-names>Kone</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Boubacar</surname><given-names>Kone</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Mahamadou</surname><given-names>Bacary Coulibaly</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Daouda</surname><given-names>Konate</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"><sup>4</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ismael</surname><given-names>Konare</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Drissa</surname><given-names>Traore</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff2"><addr-line>Medical Imaging Department, Kati, Mali</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff3"><addr-line>Anesthesia Resuscitation Department, Kati, Mali</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff4"><addr-line>Ophthalmology Department, Kati, Mali</addr-line></aff><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>General Surgery Department, Kati, Mali</addr-line></aff><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>02</day><month>01</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>10</volume><issue>01</issue><fpage>39</fpage><lpage>43</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>12,</day>	<month>November</month>	<year>2018</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>25,</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2019</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>28,</day>	<month>January</month>	<year>2019</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial International License (CC BY-NC).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  Bowel occlusions by bezoars are rare pathologies. They are due to an ob-struction of the intestinal lumen by a solid mass of fruits or undigested vegetable fibers. They are seasonal (wild fruit season from March to June) in the Sahel Zone. We report a case of small bowel obstruction in a 35-year-old rural man after swallowing a significant amount of wild grapes (
  <em>Lannea microcarpa</em>). We proceeded to the resection of the occluded ileal segment and performed an ileal terminal ileal anastomosis. There weren’t any complications during the postoperative site.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Bezoars</kwd><kwd> Occlusion</kwd><kwd> Jejunum</kwd><kwd> Season</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Bezoar is a solid mass of undigested fruit, grain of fruit or vegetable fiber, obstructing a segment of the digestive tract [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref1">1</xref>] . It is a rare etiology of intestinal obstructions [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref3">3</xref>] . If the trichobezoar is seen in patients with psychic troubles [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref4">4</xref>] , the phytobezoar is generally also found in those with an antecedent digestive surgery [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref2">2</xref>] . The treatment is essentially surgical. This observation finds its interest in the fact that the patient had not any particular antecedent. We report a case found in the General Surgery Department of Kati SBB CHU.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Observation</title><p>He was a 39-year-old man with no particular history, who was received an emergency for painful abdominal distension, like cramps with early postprandial vomiting. The symptomatology evolved for two days with stopping of materials and gases. On anamnesis, the patient reported having swallowed a large quantity of wild grapes (Lannea microcarpa) two days earlier. After swallowing, this symptomatology began. In Africa, in the savannah zone, the fruits of Lannea microcarpa mature from March to April. These fruits are widely swallowed by people during the dry season. At the arrival of the patient, we noted a blood pressure of 110/80 mm Hg, an arterial pulse at 99 beats per minute, good mucosal staining. On clinical testing, we observed a weak symmetrical abdominal meteorism with intermittent peristaltic ripples. There was no laparotomy scar. On palpation, the patient showed a painful and generalized abdominal defense with a shriek of the umbilicus. Abdominal percussion was noted with umbilical tympanism. Orifice hernias were free and the ampulla Rectal was empty in rectal testing with a non-convex, non-painful Douglas. The rest of the somatic testing has not any particular sign. Abdominal X-rays without preparation of the abdomen were observed to have central, higher-than-wide, central hydroaerative levels plotted for hail occlusion (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). The biological assessment was normal out of aprothrombin rate of 52% (Standard &gt; 70%). We proceeded to a medial laparotomy under and above the umbilical. During the exploration, the patient had a hard, elongated, intraluminal mass that obstructed the ileum (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>). The obstructed area had a depitonized inflammatory aspect. The obstruction was located 40 cm from the ileocecal junction. The rest of the ileum was normal. A short ileotomy revealed a solid mass of undigested wild grapes (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>). We proceeded to an ileal resection with 30 cm of the occluded ileum and an ilealendobondinal anastomosis. The postoperative result was simple.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Discussion</title><p>Bezoar is a concretion of plant fibers (orange pulp, coconut, figs...) that forms in the gastrointestinal lumen [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref5">5</xref>] . The origin of this term is still unknown, it derives from Persian padzar, Arabic bedzher, Turkish parzehir meaning antidote [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref6">6</xref>] .</p><p>Formerly bezoars extracted from the stomach of goats were used in the treatment of numerous diseases (epilepsy, leprosy...) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref7">7</xref>] . It is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in human beings [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref3">3</xref>] . Trichobezoar (concretions of hair, carpet fibers) mainly obstruct the stomach, according to Laraja RD [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref8">8</xref>] plant debris are responsible for 2.9% of obstructive occlusions. Coll [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref9">9</xref>] observed that 56% of patients suffered from intestinal occlusions by bezoar had an antecedent gastrointestinal surgery and more particularly gastrectomy with gastroduodenal anastomosis. Our patient had not any antecedent digestive surgery. The wild grape (Lannea microcarpa) is a popular fruit well liked by the rural people in the savannah areas of West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal). According to Rakotova M [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref2">2</xref>] , in Madagascar, Khaki, another wild fruit that is responsible for intestinal occlusions by bezoar. Note that the fruits of wild grapes Lannea microcarpa give hard walnuts, not digestible covered with a soft but sticky flesh. Once swallowed, the grains tend to clump against each other to form an opaque mass. As BALIAN [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref10">10</xref>] said: the symptomatology is vague dominated by abdominal pains, constipation, abdominal meteorism, early postprandial vomiting, stopping of materials and gaseslater. The diagnosis of occlusion of hail by bezoar is generally made intraoperatively because in our countries, it is the radiography of the abdomen without preparation that we often have. On the other hand, the scanner will be a very valuable contribution [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref3">3</xref>] . We performed the immediate anastomosis resection in our patient. If conventional surgery is the only alternative in the advanced intestinal localization of bezoar, the authors [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref10">10</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref11">11</xref>] reported some cases of chemical dissolution by acetylcysteine, papain or cellulose or Coca Cola. If surgical removal by enterotomy or anterograde emptying is often possible [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.90217-ref3">3</xref>] , we proceeded to an ilealendo-ileal anastomosis resection, considering the inflammatory aspect of the loop. We did not find any other phytobezoar location sites in the patient. After one year and six months of decline, the patient was doing well.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Conclusion</title><p>Intestinal obstruction by ingestion of wild-type (Lannea microcarpa) is rare. It seasonally happens in Africa. Chemical dissolution is an alternative but surgery remains the only sentence in advanced forms.</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>Conflicts of Interest</title><p>The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Koniba, K., Diarra, A., Keita, S., Traore, I., Coulibaly, S., Tall, F., Diallo, D., Coulibaly, O., Kone, A., Kone, B., Coulibaly, M.B., Konate, D., Konare, I. and Traore, D. (2019) Ileal Occlusion on Bezoars at Kati BSS Hospital. Surgical Science, 10, 39-43. https://doi.org/10.4236/ss.2019.101005</p></sec></body><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="scirp.90217-ref1"><label>1</label><mixed-citation publication-type="other" xlink:type="simple">Bakey, M. and Ochsner, A. (1938) Bezoars and Concretions. 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