| Literature DB >> 3337063 |
C R Finley1, E W Hellmuth, T T Schubert.
Abstract
A 35-yr-old man with hematemesis, epigastric pain, and no predisposing factors to delayed gastric emptying was found to have a gastric bezoar. Surgical removal was required. Pathological and biochemical examination revealed a mass composed of polystyrene. This represents an unusual composition and a newly recognized predisposing factor to bezoar formation, "polystyrenomania" from ingestion of styrofoam cups.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3337063
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0002-9270 Impact factor: 10.864