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Metal bezoars causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction in a schizophrenic
1Department of General Surgery Unit II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, Pakistan.
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Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilious vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion in the epigastrium. Plain radiographs revealed objects of metal density contained within a dilated stomach. Laparotomy was performed revealing metal objects in stomach.
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Metal bezoars, Psychiatric illness, Intestinal obstructionHow to Cite: Siddiqui Z. Metal bezoars causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction in a schizophrenic. APSP J Case Rep 2011; 2:14.
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