Impacted “Phytobezoar” at the Base of Meckle’s Diverticulum

Abstract

Bezoars have been known to cause obstruction of any portion of the gastrointestinal tract. This case report describes a patient with a surgically treated bezoar impacted at the base of Meckel’s diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction. In the absence of prior gastric surgery this makes one of the rarest causes of intestinal obstruction.