Migration of a gastric bezoar to esophagus: A rare cause of acute dysphagia
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چکیده
Sudden onset of dysphagia due to a gastric bezoar migrating the esophagus is relatively rare condition. A 72-year-old male patient with known presented sudden difficulty swallowing following nausea and vomiting caused by adhesive ileus. Gastroscopic examination showed associated compression ulcers in esophagus. The was pushed towards stomach extracted successful endoscopic fragmentation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of experimental and clinical medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1309-5129', '1309-4483']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52142/omujecm.38.3.35