Protein Shakes: An Unusual Cause of Gastric Phytobezoar
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Protein Shakes: An Unusual Cause of Gastric Phytobezoar
A 35-year-old healthy man presented with gradually progressive abdominal pain and distention, nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and 4.5-kg weight gain over 3-4 months. His routine blood work, thyroid panel, ultrasound, and abdominal/pelvic CT were unremarkable. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a large gastric phytobezoar extending from gastric fundus to antrum (Figure 1). The patient di...
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عنوان ژورنال: ACG Case Reports Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2326-3253
DOI: 10.14309/crj.2015.54