| Literature DB >> 9880754 |
R D Goldman1, P Schachter, M Katz, R Bilik, I Avigad.
Abstract
A bizarre case of a foreign-body bezoar is presented. A 16-year-old girl swallowed large amounts of toilet paper as a means of dieting. She presented with a palpable abdominal mass, multiple bezoars in the bowel, and paper excretion in the feces before admitting intentional ingestion of toilet-paper balls. Administration of Gastrografin via a nasogastric tube and enemas resulted in gradual excretion of the paper balls.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9880754 DOI: 10.1007/s003830050492
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Surg Int ISSN: 0179-0358 Impact factor: 1.827