Emergency Gastrotomy: Treatment of Choice for Iron Bezoar

Overview

Journal J Pediatr Surg

Specialties General Surgery
Pediatrics

Date 1987 Feb 1

PMID 3820024

Citations 3

Authors

I Landsman

J T Bricker

B S Reid

R S Bloss

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Abstract

The authors believe that gastrotomy and surgical removal of tablets is the treatment of choice in massive iron ingestion with development of an "iron bezoar" unresponsive to gastric lavage. Prompt surgical treatment in such cases may be lifesaving.

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