bezoars/vomiting

An 11-year-old girl presented with progressive vomiting and weight loss. Physical examination revealed a large mass in the upper abdomen due to a large trichobezoar in the stomach.

We present a report of three young infants with unusual intestinal obstruction caused by potato bezoar. They presented with vomiting, irritable crying, and abdominal distention. Barium gastrointestinal series clearly revealed intraluminal filling defect in the duodenum in two cases and ileum in one.

Trichobezoars are masses of entangled material, found in the stomach and intestines, composed of hair ingested by the patient. When the mass grows, symptoms of intestinal occlusion can appear. Trichobezoars in pediatrics are usually found in adolescent females presenting personality disorders and

Gastroduodenal trichobezoar ulcer is rare. Its diagnosis is easy in the presence of an evocative context. We report the case of a 21-year old patient followed up for schizophrenia, admitted with acute abdominal pain, vomiting and epigastric mass. Abdominal CT scan suggested the diagnosis of bezoar

An esophageal bezoar occurring in a young patient without esophageal abnormality is described. The history of severe progressive dysphagia following forceful vomiting and presence of a gastric ulcer suggest that the esophageal bezoar might have originated in the stomach.

A bezoar is a mass of indigestible material. Bezoars can present with a gradual onset of non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. However, bezoars can result in more serious conditions such as intestinal bleeding or obstruction. Without quick recognition,

A surgically successfully treated case of (2.8 kg) Trichobezoar presenting with severe epigastric pain, vomiting, associated with anemia and dark stool of one days duration. Complicated on admission by an acute intestinal obstruction. There has been no report of such a case from Saudi Arabia up to

Bezoars are the most common foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinical manifestations vary depending on the location of the bezoar, from no symptoms to acute abdominal syndrome. The ingestion of cling film, which is used for preserving food, may lead to a mechanical obstruction of the

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,

BACKGROUND Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a clinical syndrome characterized by abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting. Causes of GOO include both benign and malignant disease. Bezoars, concretions of undigested or partially digested material in the gastrointestinal tract, are a rare entity

Since 1946, 20 men and one woman aged 40 to 76 years (average 57) were operated upon for complications of diospyrobezoars. Shortly after eating persimmons, 11 (52.4%) had severe abdominal cramping, anusea, vomiting, and pyrexia. Twelve of 17 (70.9%) with gastric bezoars had hematemesis or melena

Primary small bowel bezoars are rare and may cause acute abdomen due to small bowel obstruction (SBO). A 70-year-old Japanese woman presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The patient reported that she had eaten a large amount of highly-concentrated, agar dissolved

BACKGROUND Gastric bezoars may develop in the proximal pouch after gastric restriction. METHODS Of 299 patients who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), 4 developed gastric bezoars at different intervals after surgery (24 days, 8 months, 18 months, and 6 years). RESULTS Symptoms