| Literature DB >> 11846258 |
George M Tadros1, John M Draganescu, Leon E Clarke, M Anthony Albornoz.
Abstract
Bezoars are an uncommon cause of acute gastric outlet obstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bezoar formed around a gallstone that migrated to the stomach via a cholecystogastric fistula. Our patient was a 42-year-old African American woman with long-standing type 2 diabetes. We suspect that diabetic diathesis was the major factor responsible for producing the pathologic derangement of the gallbladder and stomach, which led to development of the bezoar and serious complications.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11846258
Source DB: PubMed Journal: South Med J ISSN: 0038-4348 Impact factor: 0.954