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Gastric bezoar after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: A case report.

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BACKGROUND We aimed to present a patient with gastric pouch bezoar after having a bariatric surgery. METHODS Sixty-three years old morbid obese female had a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 14 months ago. She has lost 88% of her excess body mass index; but started to suffer from nausea,

Gastric electrical stimulation for the treatment of obesity: from entrainment to bezoars-a functional review.

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GROWING WORLDWIDE OBESITY EPIDEMIC HAS PROMPTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO MAIN TREATMENT STREAMS: (a) conservative approaches and (b) invasive techniques. However, only invasive surgical methods have delivered significant and sustainable benefits. Therefore, contemporary research exploration has

Intragastric balloon as an artificial bezoar for treatment of obesity.

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A free-floating rubber balloon was installed as an artificial intragastric bezoar in five obese women. These patients were studied for a total of 272 days - i.e., 130 days with the balloon inflated (10 periods) and 142 days when the balloon was known to be deflated (7 periods). The balloons were

Intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: case report and literature review of rare complication.

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Obstruction of the small intestine is a recognized complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. Reported causes after bariatric surgery include volvulus, adhesion, internal hernia, hemorrhagic bezoar, incarcerated ventral hernia, and intussusception. Intussusception after

Esophageal obstruction due to enteral feed bezoar: A case report and literature review.

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This paper describes a rare complication of enteral feeding, esophageal obstruction due to feeding formula bezoar, and reviews the published cases. An attempt to re-insert the nasogastric tube in a chronically ventilated 80-year-old female fed via a nasogastric tube with Jevity(®) failed. An

Bezoars--when the 'knot in the stomach' is real.

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Bezoars, gastric or intestinal concretions of undigested fruit fibers, vegetable matter, or human hair, can cause acute obstruction or long-term interference with normal digestion and absorption of nutrients. Likelihood of bezoar formation is increased in patients who have undergone gastrointestinal

Gastric bezoar complicating laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and review of literature.

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Gastric bezoars may be formed in the normal stomach as a result of foreign body consecrations of various objects with inability to pass through the pylorus. Classically, most bezoars occur as a complication of gastric surgery which creates a low acid environment, decreased peristalsis, and abnormal

Update on the management of obesity.

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This article updates a paper published in this journal more than a decade ago. We detail the ensuing decade's developments in the treatment of obesity, reviewing innovations, established techniques, and the current status of behavior modification. We evaluate newer developments, such as anorectic

[Gastric food bezoar as a complication of bariatric surgery. Case report and review of the literature].

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In the last few years bariatric surgery has become an excellent therapeutic alternative for the treatment of morbid obesity. Food bezoar as a cause for obstruction seems to be a very infrequent postoperative complication. It has only been published as anecdotal case reports. We describe a female

[Gastric bezoar as complication of gastric banding. Report of one case].

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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is used for the management of morbid obesity. Phytobezoars are rarely reported as a complication of this operation and are usually extracted by endoscopic means. We report a 48-year-old male subjected to a gastric banding, that consulted for progressive

Small bowel obstruction and the Garren-Edwards gastric bubble: an iatrogenic bezoar.

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Subsequent to its introduction as an adjunct to diet and behavioral modification in the management of exogenous obesity, the major complication of the Garren-Edwards gastric bubble (GEB) was small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to balloon deflation and obstruction in the jejunum or ileum. Seventy-two

Treatment option in patient presenting with small bowel obstruction from phytobezoar at the jejunojejunal anastomosis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

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Bezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). We report the case of a 34-year-old man who developed small bowel obstruction secondary to a phytobezoar at the jejunojejunal anastomosis, 5½ years after the patient underwent RYGB for morbid obesity. The

Use of flexible endoscopic scissors to cut obstructing suture material in gastric bypass patients.

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With the epidemic increase in obesity in the USA and consequent increased demand for bariatric surgery, new complications of the surgery are being described. The most common surgery practiced is the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP). Unraveling of suture material at the gastrojejunal anastomosis may

A simplified technique for the extirpation of the gastric bubble using an endo-overtube.

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Since 1982, the medical literature as well as the lay press discussed an artificial bezoar, the gastric bubble, as an adjuvant in the treatment of morbid obesity. Approved by the FDA, the Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble has been reported by the company to have been placed over 17,000 times. Due to a

Trichotillomania: Bizzare Patern of Hair Loss at 11-Year-old Girl.

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Trichotillomania (TTM) is defined by the Diagnostics and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DMS-IV) as hair loss from a patient`s repetitive self-pulling of hair. The disorder is included under anxiety disorders because it shares some obsessive-compulsive features. Patients have the

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