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Intestinal Obstruction Caused by Phytobezoars
INTRODUCTION A 55-year-old woman with a 3-month history of abdominal pain presented to the emergency department with chief complaints of worsening abdominal pain and per os intolerance since 3 days ago. Her medical history was noteworthy for watery diarrhea without fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, and nausea and vomiting. Examination revealed abdominal tenderness over right and left lower ...
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To the Editor We read with interest the article by Beppu et al (1) on a patient with large phytobezoars. The patient complained of severe epigastralgia and incidences of vomiting, and a hard mass was palpable in the abdomen. After computed tomography showed two large gastric masses with honeycomb configuration, endoscopy confirmed bezoars with ulceration. The large bezoars were removed surgical...
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AIM Diospyros Lotus ("Wild Date Palm of Trabzon or Persimmon"), which has been proven to cause phytobezoars, is a widely consumed fruit in the Black Sea and Northeast Anatolia regions of Turkey. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of Diospyros Lotus together with other predisposing factors, on the development of gastrointestinal phytobezoars and to discuss the treatment ...
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Approximately 2-4 per cent of small bowel obstructions (SBO) are caused by bezoars. In addition, presentation with features of acute surgical abdomen is extremely rare, accounting for only 1% of the patients. A bezoar is a concretion of indigestible material found in the gastrointestinal tract, which usually forms in the stomach and passes into the small bowel, where it can cause SBO. We presen...
متن کاملGastric phytobezoars may be treated by nasogastric Coca-Cola lavage.
Large gastric phytobezoars may occur in patients with gastric dysmotility disorders. Treatment options include dissolution with enzymes, endoscopic fragmentation with removal or aspiration, and surgery. We report our experience with nasogastric cola lavage therapy. Over an 8-year period, five consecutive patients were referred to our unit for endoscopic treatment of large gastric phytobezoars. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(83)80056-0