Paper Bezoar in the Stomach

Overview

Journal South Med J

Specialties General Medicine
General Surgery

Date 1985 Dec 1

PMID 4071186

Citations 1

Authors

J A Majeski

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Abstract

A toilet paper bezoar caused acute abdominal distention and symptoms of an acute condition of the abdomen in a 5-year-old boy. Simple gastrotomy served to clear the paper bezoar and relieve the gastric obstruction after nonoperative methods failed.

Citing Articles

Endoscopic management of a new entity-plastobezoar: a case report and review of literature.

Misra S, Dwivedi M, Misra V World J Gastroenterol. 2006; 12(41):6730-3.

PMID: 17075994 PMC: 4125686. DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6730.