Okamoto Takeshi
Affiliate Master
Yamaguchi University
A Case of Safe Endoscopic Removal of a Gastric Bezoar
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 51 Issue 1-2
Page 23-27
published_at 2004-06
Title
A Case of Safe Endoscopic Removal of a Gastric Bezoar
Creators
Tanioka Yukari
Creators
Yanai Hideo
Creators
Saiki Yasuhiko
Creators
Yoshida Tomoharu
Creators
Okita Kiwamu
Creators
Murashige Takeyosi
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
endoscopic treatment
gastric bezoar
infrared (IR) spectrum examination
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.
Languages
eng
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued
2004-06
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools
医学部