A Case of a Primary Esophageal Bezoar after a Total Gastrectomy.
- Author:
Hwa Mock LEE
1
;
Won Il PARK
;
Hyun Ju KIM
;
Sung Han YUN
;
Nam Sik KIM
;
Seung Eun LEE
;
Jin Kwang AN
;
Kwang Jin KIM
;
Joon Seok OH
;
Jong Yun CHEONG
;
Won Ook KO
;
Ung Suk YANG
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea. pwibang@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophageal bezoar;
Total gastrectomy;
Endoscopic treatment
- MeSH:
Bezoars;
Gastrectomy;
Hair;
Korea;
Stomach;
Vegetables
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(2):71-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An esophageal bezoar, although uncommon, is now recognized as a distinct clinical entity. An esophageal bezoar is rare but can form due to regurgitation of a gastric bezoar, motor disorder or anatomical abnormality, or following a gastrectomy. In general, bezoars are most often found in the stomach, and are formed by the accumulation of foreign ingested materials, including vegetable material and hair. In Korea, no case of a primary esophageal bezoar has been reported after a total gastrectomy. We report a case of an endoscopically treated primary esophageal bezoar that occurred after a total gastrectomy, without complications.
