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Gastric bezoar following penetrating abdominal injury. Diagnosis and endoscopic therapy
L J Kaplan1, E R Emami, T A Santora
1Department of Surgery, Medical College Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
Surgical Endoscopy
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
We present a patient who developed a gastric bezoar following extensive penetrating abdominal trauma. Bezoar pathogenesis, diagnosis, and endoscopic therapy are highlighted. Additionally, alternative therapeutic modalities are explored with a review of the literature. Combination endoscopic lavage fragmentation/extraction presents a safe method of bezoar resolution.