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The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 51 Issue 1-2
published_at 2004-06
A Case of Safe Endoscopic Removal of a Gastric Bezoar
A Case of Safe Endoscopic Removal of a Gastric Bezoar
Tanioka Yukari
Yanai Hideo
Saiki Yasuhiko
Yoshida Tomoharu
Okita Kiwamu
Murashige Takeyosi
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Gastric bezoars are relativery uncommon and have a reported incidence of 0.4%. Because of complications such as gastric ulcers, intestinal obstruction, and perforation, gastric bezoars need to be removed in some cases. We experienced a patient with a 5 x 6cm gastric bezoar. We could easily and safely break and remove it using standard endoscopic techniques. It was throught to a persimmon bezoar as the infrared (IR) spectrum was similar to that of tannic acid, which is a main component of the persimmon.
Creator Keywords
endoscopic treatment
gastric bezoar
infrared (IR) spectrum examination
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