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.

Word "bezoar" comes from Persian "pâdzahr," which means "antidote," since, in ancient times, it was believed that bezoar could cure and nullify effects of all poisons. In medical context, is the term used for conglomerates undigested material accumulate de gastrointestinal tract. Case 60-year-old female patient with repeated episodes intestinal obstruction associated digestive tract bleeding. S...

A phytobezoar is a conglomerate of improperly digested fruit and vegetable debris, its development associated, amongst other factors, with previous gastric surgery. Most phytobezoars remain asymptomatic are incidentally found during imaging or interventional procedures. However, in some patients, they can cause small bowel obstruction, which subsequently lead to severe complications. Although t...

A gastric bezoar is defined as a foreign body resulting from the accumulation of ingested material, most commonly found hard mass or concretion in stomach. It has been described patients with psychiatric illnesses. We present case patient tricobezoar that composed hair required surgical extraction.

Background: Sponge bezoars will absorb luminal contents, enlarge, and subsequently harden. There is significant potential for the development of intestinal obstruction and perforation. Methods: We report the case of an unsuspected polyurethane foam (PUF) sponge bezoar causing intestinal obstruction in an 8-year-old boy undergoing laparoscopy for an ingested lithium battery that was adherent to ...

Bezoar stones, once used as universal antidotes and panaceas, but currently regarded as costly and useless medicines of the past, are a major milestone in the history of toxicology. Arabic physicians had been using bezoars in medicine from the 8th century onwards. In the 16th century, the Portuguese controlled bezoar trade from India, and the Portuguese doctors Garcia de Orta, Amatus Lusitanus,...

A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system. The condition may be associated with pica, especially in developmentally retarded children. Clinical manifestations are usually nonspecific. Endoscopic diagnosis and removal of the foreign materials is often indicated. Occasionally, severe complications may occur. We report two cases to illustrate the clinical features and complic...