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Megaduodenum with duodenal diospyrobezoars

  • Kyungpook National University

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)436-439
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Endoscopy
Volume48
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2015

Keywords

  • Bezoars
  • Endoscopy
  • Megaduodenum
  • Removal

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