Megaduodenum with Duodenal Diospyrobezoars.
- Author:
Hyun Woo PARK
1
;
Hyun Seok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bezoars; Megaduodenum; Endoscopy; Removal
- MeSH: Aged; Bezoars; Diospyros; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Humans
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2015;48(5):436-439
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Bezoars are retained masses of ingested materials accumulating within the gastrointestinal track. While gastric bezoars are often observed, duodenal bezoars are rarely reported. A 77-year-old man who had frequently consumed persimmons and had never undergone gastric surgery had symptoms of epigastric pain and early satiety for 10 days. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed many diospyrobezoars in a severely distended duodenal bulb, otherwise known as megaduodenum. The patient's treatment consisted of repeated endoscopic removal of the bezoars by using a retrieval net.
