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Gastric bezoar is an accumulation of indigestible masses in stomach. Depending on the composites of these masses, descriptive names are given like tricobezoar if the mass contains hair. Most of the patients have psychological issues that result in their desire to eat hair which predispose them to have gastric tricobezoar ...
Sulaiman Ambusaidi, Farida Mohsin +1 more
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Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Bezoars: A Report of Three Cases [PDF]
Bezoars, including phytobezoars, trichobezoars, and pharmacobezoars, are accumulations of undigested substances in the gastrointestinal tract. We report three cases of gastric bezoars.
Younghee Choe +2 more
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Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome.
Alcafache, J +5 more
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Background The aims of this study were to summarize the clinical characteristics and risk factors for bezoars and to analyze the effectiveness and safety of the endoscopic treatment of bezoars.
Lin-na Liu +3 more
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Pathophysiological and clinical aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of bezoars
Bezoars are intraluminal conglomerates of indigestible foreign materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They consist of vegetable or fruit fibers, hairs or other substances; accordingly, bezoars are classified as phytobezoars ...
K. Paschos, A. Chatzigeorgiadis
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Acute esophageal obstruction caused by reverse migration of gastric bezoars: A case report
BACKGROUND Bezoars can be found anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. Esophageal bezoars are rare. Esophageal bezoars are classified as either primary or secondary.
Fu-hua Zhang +6 more
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CT Findings of Patients with Small Bowel Obstruction due to Bezoar: A Descriptive Study
Purpose. The aim of this study was to present the computed tomography (CT) findings of bezoars that cause obstruction in the small bowel and to emphasize that some CT findings can be considered specific to some bezoar types. Materials and Methods.
Fatih Altintoprak +7 more
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Abstract Of 99 patients with 117 gastrointestinal bezoars, 69 had undergone previous surgery, the most common operation being bilateral truncal vagotomy with pyloroplasty (55 patients). An excessive intake of vegetable fibre was found in 38 patients and poor mastication in 27.
R, Robles +6 more
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Gastric phytobezoars as a very unusual cause of gastric outlet obstruction
Bezoars are collections of indigestible foreign material found in the gastrointestinal tract. Phytobezoars are the most common among the types of bezoars. Treatment of phytobezoars is categorized into four types: chemical dissolution, endoscopic removal,
Elham Tabesh +3 more
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The Remote Site Doctrine in Alaska [PDF]
In recent years, software development has been evolving around an Agile way of working to optimize software development processes. Simultaneously in other industries, the Leanconcept have been adopted and used to make manufacturing and production of ...
Dahlman, Maria, Olsson, Ulrika
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