ABSTRACT
Introduction: Bezoars are rare cause of small-bowel obstruction and lead to intraluminal obstruction. The other causes are foreign bodies, gall stones, and enteroliths. Phytobezoars are collection of non-digestible materials, usually of vegetable origin, and are most commonly found in patients with impaired gastric emptying, on high-fiber diet and with abnormal food habits.We present a case report of four patients who presented with acute intestinal obstruction, and the etiology in all these four cases was found to be a phytobezoar. The complaints of diffuse pain abdomen, vomiting, and constipation were common in all four cases. One patient had undergone a gastric pull-up surgery for carcinoma esophagus and one female had undergone bilroth1 for peptic ulcer disease. One patient was a known case of diabetes mellitus and had undergone surgery for perforated peptic ulcer few years back.
Conclusion: Diagnosis of bezoars is usually confirmed by barium examination or endoscopy, and definitive treatment is surgery in case of obstruction with the removal of bezoar.