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Successful Dissolution of a Large Gastric Phytobezoar Through Nonsurgical and Nonendoscopic Fragmentation
Divya Shah1, Qumber Ali1, Kaelin Bernier1
1University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ.
Abstract:
A phytobezoar is the result of poorly digestible vegetable matter that accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract often forming a hard mass in the stomach. We present a case of a phytobezoar in a patient without predisposing risk factors, resulting in significant stomach distension initially believed to require high-risk surgical intervention but which ultimately resolved after 3 days of conservative treatment with prokinetic agents. The patient was discharged uneventfully and was recommended a low-fiber diet indefinitely while undergoing further workup for motility disorders.
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