Successful endoscopic treatment of gastric phytobezoar. A case report

Highlights • gastric bezoars are a rare condition. • Endoscopic fragmentation or aspiration is the best alternative among non invasive procedure. • Effective and rapid treatment in outpatient setting is described without short or long term complications.

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Published inInternational journal of surgery case reports Vol. 37; pp. 45 - 47
Main Authors Ugenti, Ippazio, Travaglio, Elisabetta, Lagouvardou, Elpiniki, Iambrenghi, Onofrio Caputi, Martines, Gennaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017
Elsevier
Subjects
Case Report
Endoscopic treatment
Gastric bezoars
Outpatient setting
Surgery
outpatient setting
endoscopic treatment
case report
gastric bezoars
Gastric bezoars
Case report
Outpatient setting
Endoscopic treatment
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Summary:Highlights • gastric bezoars are a rare condition. • Endoscopic fragmentation or aspiration is the best alternative among non invasive procedure. • Effective and rapid treatment in outpatient setting is described without short or long term complications.
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ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.06.015