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A bizarre bezoar: case report and review of the literature.
- Source :
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Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 1998 Dec; Vol. 14 (3), pp. 218-9. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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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