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Case Studies | Surgery | India | Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023
A Case Report on Large Bowel Obstruction in Case of Geophagia
Dr. Vidit Jethwa [6] | Dr. Jignesh P. Dave [10]
Abstract: Geophagy is an eating disorder defined by an irresistible urge to ingest soil or clay. We reported a female patient who presented with abdominal pain and distension. Thorough history taking, physical examination, and investigations, the patient was found to have features of intestinal obstruction. As mechanical obstruction occur. Surgery was done by opening the abdomen and sigmoid colon with extraction of hard stool. The diagnosis of a geophagia type of pica.
Keywords: GI obstruction, Constipation, Bhutdo Eating
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 11, November 2023,
Pages: 650 - 652