The case of gastric and ileal bezoar in a 3 year old boy

The authors report a case of a 3-year-old boy with a gastric and ileal bezoar, in whom severe anaemia and tumor in the epigastrium were the main symptoms. Bezoars are rare foreign bodies of the gut. They contain swallowed hair, different fibres, seeds, nutshells, sweets or drugs. The group of risk f...

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Published inMedycyna wieku rozwojowego Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 539
Main Authors Delińska-Galińska, Anna, Kozielska, Ewa, Marek, Krzysztof, Łuczak, Grazyna, Landowski, Piotr
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 01.04.2006
Subjects
Bezoars - diagnosis
Bezoars - surgery
Humans
Ileum
Infant
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Male
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The authors report a case of a 3-year-old boy with a gastric and ileal bezoar, in whom severe anaemia and tumor in the epigastrium were the main symptoms. Bezoars are rare foreign bodies of the gut. They contain swallowed hair, different fibres, seeds, nutshells, sweets or drugs. The group of risk factors for bezoar formation includes anatomical defects, motoric disorders of the digestive tract, type of prescribed drugs and other coexisting chronic diseases. Most cases need surgical treatment.