Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2012; 4(5): 197-200
Published online May 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i5.197
Efferent limb of gastrojejunostomy obstruction by a whole okra phytobezoar: Case report and brief review
Thant Zin, Myat Maw, Dinker Ramananda Pai, Rosaini Binti Paijan, Myo Kyi
Thant Zin, Myat Maw, Dinker Ramananda Pai, Department of Surgery, Melaka Manipal Medical College, 75150 Melaka, Malaysia
Rosaini Binti Paijan, Myo Kyi, Department of Surgery, Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah, Muar Johor, Malaysia
Author contributions: Thant Z revised the manuscript and performed data research; Maw M acquired patient information and drafted the manuscript; Pai DR reviewed the manuscript and provided discussion points; Paijan RB and Kyi M helped to obtain patient consent, helped with patient management and amended the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Thant Zin, FRCS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru, 75150 Melaka, Malaysia. thant.zin@manipal.edu.my
Telephone: +606-2925849 Fax: +606-2925852
Received: April 11, 2011
Revised: January 1, 2012
Accepted: April 27, 2012
Published online: May 16, 2012
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