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Gastro-intestinal bezoars: thirty-five years experience.

Y E Ersoy¹, F Ayan, F Ayan

¹Vakif Gureba Research and Training Hospital, II. General Surgery Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey. yelizemineersoy@yahoo.com

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Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Surgical Gastroenterology

Background:

Gastro-intestinal bezoars are rare digestive tract conditions.
Diagnosis is often delayed, leading to complications like obstruction, strangulation, ulceration, and bleeding.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the causes of gastro-intestinal bezoar formation.
To identify preventative measures for bezoars.
To evaluate treatment modalities for gastro-intestinal bezoars.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 44 patients treated for gastro-intestinal bezoars between 1970 and 2005.
Evaluation of conservative and surgical treatment outcomes.

Main Results:

The study included 44 patients (30% female, 70% male), mean age 55.5 years.
Conservative methods (enzymatic dissolution, endoscopic fragmentation) were unsuccessful in all attempted cases.
Various surgical interventions were performed, including gastrotomy, enterotomy, and resections, with low rates of major complications. One patient experienced recurrence, and one died from unrelated heart failure.

Conclusions:

Gastro-intestinal bezoars, though rare, should be considered in digestive disease diagnoses.
Surgical intervention is often required for bezoar removal.
Preventative measures and treatment of underlying psychiatric disorders are essential to reduce recurrence.