We report a case of gastric bezoar-induced gastric outlet obstruction that was successfully treated with a combination of endoscopic injection and irrigation with Coca Cola. A 73-year-old diabetic woman had a history of perforated peptic ulcer and had received pyloroplasty more than 20 years previously. She had been ingesting Pho Pu Zi (Cordia dichotoma Forst. f.) as an appetizer for 1 month. S...

BACKGROUND The formation of bile duct bezoars is a rare event. Its occurrence when there is no history of choledochoenteric anastomosis or duodenal diverticulum constitutes an extremely scarce finding. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of obstructive jaundice, caused by the concretion of enteric material (bezoars) in the common bile duct following choledochoduodenal fistula development. Six...

A 59-year-old man was admitted to our department with epigastric pain and nausea. The patient mentioned that he had swallowed heated mastic to treat constipation shortly before his symptoms developed. He had no history of any diseases. His vital signs were within normal limits. The physical examination findings were normal, and the results of laboratory tests were unremarkable. Upper gastrointe...

INTRODUCTION: Bezoars are foreign bodies formed in the digestive tract as a result of ingestion some indigestible substances: plant fibers, hair and animal dander, chemical compounds. They mainly found animals. But although this is an extremely rare pathology humans, it can be complicated with such threatening conditions acute intestinal obstruction, decubitus ulcers tract, gastrointestinal ble...

INTRODUCTION Gastric bezoars are a rare condition associated with situations of gastric dysmotility and prior gastric surgery, though sometimes they can present without any risk factor. We describe the first successful treatment in medical literature of a large gastric bezoar in the outpatient setting through endoscopic fragmentation. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old man was referred to our ou...

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common condition encountered in surgical practice. Literature shows divers and many different etiologies for intestinal obstruction. However, bezoars are rarely reported as an etiological factor. A bezoar happens most commonly in patients with impaired gastrointestinal motility. There are four types of bezoars: phytobezoars, trichobezoars, pharmacobezoars and ...

Geotrichum candidum is yeast like fungi that cause infections in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of renal fungal ball with Geotrichum candidum in a 27 yr. old women post-partum. This case to our knowledge is the first case of renal fungal bezoar due to Geotrichum candidum reported in India.

BACKGROUND Renal fungal bezoars are remarkably rare and mostly occur in immunodeficient patients. Only a small number of cases with immunocompetent patients have been published so far. The published treatment approaches comprised systemic antimycotic therapy and surgical or minimal invasive removal of the fungal balls. In some cases irrigation of the renal duct system with amphotericin B was pe...

INTRODUCTION The differential diagnoses of acute abdomen in children include common and rare pathologies. Within this list, different types of bezoars causing gastrointestinal obstruction have been reported in the literature and different methods of management have been described. The aim of this article is to highlight a rare presentation of lactobezoars following prolonged percutaneous endosc...

a phytobezoar is a concreted mass of undigested plant materials trapped in the gastrointestinal system and mostly in the stomach. a diospyrobezoar is a type of phytobezoar and is a rare condition; it is due to unripe persimmon ingestion. in this case, report, we recount the experience of a 26-year-old man who presented signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis, which was later diagnosed as a gas...