| Literature DB >> 6720657 |
J A Rider, R F Foresti-Lorente, J Garrido, E J Puletti, D L Rider, A H King, S P Bradley.
Abstract
Gastric bezoars may occur in the normal stomach as a result of ingestion of various objects which do not pass through the pylorus. Most gastric bezoars occur as a complication of previous gastric surgery in which there is a loss of normal pyloric function, hypoperistalsis, and low gastric acidity. They may also occur as a complication of cimetidine therapy. Symptoms include epigastric fullness, regurgitation, nausea and vomiting, and epigastric pain. A simple treatment utilizing an ordinary Teledyne Water Pik jet stream through a gastroscope is described to break up a large phytobezoar. This method is probably the treatment of choice and should be used more widely.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID： 6720657
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0002-9270 Impact factor: 10.864