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Abstract
Bezoars are rare entities in medical science. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars; phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. It was diagnosed preoperatively by esophagogastroduodenoscopy and was removed surgically. The literature on this case is briefly revised.Keywords: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Huge abdominal lump; Plastic bezoars
Year: 2011 PMID: 24426511 PMCID: PMC3693232 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-011-0328-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Surg ISSN: 0973-9793 Impact factor: 0.656