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A bizarre bezoar: case report and review of the literature.

Authors :
Goldman RD
Schachter P
Katz M
Bilik R
Avigad I
Source :
Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 1998 Dec; Vol. 14 (3), pp. 218-9.
Publication Year :
1998

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0179-0358
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Pediatric surgery international
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9880754
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050492