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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
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Title
A Case of Safe Endoscopic Removal of a Gastric Bezoar
Creators Tanioka Yukari
Creators Yanai Hideo
Creators Nakamura Youhei
Creators Okamoto Takeshi
Creators Saiki Yasuhiko
Creators Yoshida Tomoharu
Creators Okita Kiwamu
Creators Murashige Takeyosi
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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.
Subjects
医学 ( Other)
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
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[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools 医学部