A Conservative Management of Gastric Bezoar in a Novel Bariatric Procedure: Nissen-Sleeve Gastrectomy. [PDF]
Obes Surg, 2022 We read with great interest the manuscript entitled “Conservative Managing of Bezoar in Giant Hiatus Hernia Causing Gastric Outlet Obstruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic” in which a bezoar has been found in a giant Hiatal Hernia (HH) and ...
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Gastric bezoar in a patient hospitalized in an eating disorder unit. Case report [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction It is well known that eating disorders are related to comorbidity. At least, half of these patients have other mental disorders and, in addition to it, the presence of physical comorbidity (cardiovascular, kidney, nervous system, digestive ...
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Giant Gastric Bezoar Complicating Congenital Esophageal Atresia Repaired by Gastric Interposition—A Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017 We describe a giant gastric phytobezoar in a child with repaired congenital esophageal atresia. At age two, a gastric interposition (pull-up) procedure was performed for severe and recurrent esophageal strictures. For 12 months post-gastric interposition,
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Gastroenterology Insights, 2016 A 76-year-old gentleman presented with anemia. He had a history of perforated duodenal ulcer six years ago, with Billroth II repair performed. A large gastric bezoar (8×6 cm2) with a clean base ulcer at the anastomotic junction was found during the ...
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Trapped In Transit - A Case Report of a Pediatric Gastric Bezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]
J Educ Teach Emerg MedA 14-year-old female patient presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with chief complaints of abdominal pain, vomiting, and unintentional weight loss.
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From Fiber to Obstruction: A Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Phytobezoar [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Introduction Phytobezoars, a rare cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO), account for 0.4%–4% of cases and are most commonly associated with altered gastric motility from prior gastric surgery or systemic conditions like diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.
Sepideh Aarabi, Srijoni Sengupta
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Successful Emergency Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Gastric Bezoar with Gastric Pneumatosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2017 Gastric bezoars are rare and are usually found incidentally. They can sometimes cause severe complications, including gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) or gastric pneumatosis (GP).
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Small bowel obstruction after endoscopic fragmentation of a gastric bezoar: An unexpected complication [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018 Cite this article as: Nunes G, Patita M, Barosa R, et al. Small bowel obstruction after endoscopic fragmentation of a gastric bezoar: An unexpected complication. Turk J Gastroenterol 2018; 29: 616-8.
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Case Report: Successful endoscopic treatment of gastric outlet obstruction due to duodenal persimmon phytobezoar [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineGastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a clinical syndrome caused by mechanical impediment to gastric emptying. Bezoars account for < 0.4% of all GOO cases.
Zong-jing Hu +4 more
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Application of a novel endoscopic device in treatment of gastric bezoars: Pilot study [PDF]
Endoscopy International OpenGastric bezoars, especially phytobezoars, are often challenging to treat due to their large size, hardness, and poor response to conventional endoscopic methods, frequently necessitating surgery.
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