Cardiopulmonary complications in a patient with bezoar.

Bezoar-induced Small Bowel Obstruction

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to observe the clinical features of a bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction and to investigate the role of abdominal computed tomography (CT) in establishing the diagnosis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 20 cases of bezoar-induced small bowel obstruction in our hospital from 1996 to 2010. RESULTS Thirteen patients (65%) had a history of abdominal surg...

A Huge Gastric Trichobezoar in a Teenage Girl

A 13-year-old girl presented with a history of not being well during the past six months. The ultrasound examination showed an epigastric mass, which was diagnosed as a bezoar within the stomach in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The patient was managed by operative evacuation. It was interesting that such a large bezoar did not cause any significant obstruction for the patient.

Enteral nutrient gel causes formation of a huge gastric bezoar

Dear Editor, A 58-year-old Asian woman hung herself. When emergency medical service arrived, she was under cardiopulmonary arrest with asystolic rhythm. Sixty minutes later, her circulation was restored and she was then transferred from a rural hospital to our hospital. When the patient was brought to our hospital, she was unconscious, and her pupils were dilated and had no light reflex. Comput...

Reversal of Electrocardiographic Sodium Channel Blockade Changes with Bicarbonate Therapy in a Pediatric Patient Post-Cardiopulmonary Arrest Secondary to Methadone Toxicity

The Effects of Bezoar on the Echis carinatus Snake Venom Poisoning in Mice

The Bezoar, a dense material found in the stomach of wild goat, is widely used against various diseases including snakebite in traditional medicine among the southeast tribes of Iran. This study was performed to evaluate the Bezoar effect on experimental mice receiving 2% and 10% concentrations of natural crude of Echis carinatus snake venom. Various doses of Bezoar (6, 50, 100 & 200 mg/kg/i....

A comparison of laboratory findings in coronary artery bypass surgery with and without cardiopulmonary bypass

Background : Quests for doing coronary artery bypass surgery by a technique with lower complications is going on, for this aim many studies compared patients undergoing CABG with or without cardiopulmonary bypass. This study was carried out to compare laboratory findings after coronary artery bypass in these two groups of patients. Materials and Methods: In a retrospective study, 167 patients ...