Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2020; 8(18): 4109-4113
Published online Sep 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4109
Small bowel obstruction caused by a bezoar following an adult simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation: A case report
Gilbert Pan, Robin D Kim, Jeffrey Campsen, George Rofaiel
Gilbert Pan, Robin D Kim, Jeffrey Campsen, George Rofaiel, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake, UT 84132, United States
Author contributions: Pan G participated in manuscript writing, data analysis, and proofreading/reviewing; Kim RD and Campsen J participated in patient care, data acquisition, and proofreading/reviewing; Rofaiel G participated in manuscript writing, patient care, data acquisition, data analysis, and proofreading/reviewing.
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Corresponding author: George Rofaiel, FACS, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake, UT 84132, United States. george.rofaiel@hsc.utah.edu
Received: May 7, 2020
Peer-review started: May 7, 2020
First decision: June 8, 2020
Revised: June 10, 2020
Accepted: August 26, 2020
Article in press: August 26, 2020
Published online: September 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Herein we present the management of an adult patient with a small bowel obstruction caused by a bezoar a week following a simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation. Radiographic imaging demonstrated an obstruction that required immediate surgical intervention. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a bezoar. Bezoars can occur immediately following a liver-kidney transplantation and should not be discounted as a diagnosis for a small bowel obstruction.