Metal Bezoars Causing Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in a Schizophrenic

Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilious vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion in...

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Autor principal: Siddiqui, Zaka ur Rab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953281
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Sumario:Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilious vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion in the epigastrium. Plain radiographs revealed objects of metal density contained within a dilated stomach. Laparotomy was performed revealing metal objects in stomach. Keywords: Metal bezoars, Psychiatric illness, Intestinal obstruction How to Cite: Siddiqui Z. Metal bezoars causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction in a schizophrenic. APSP J Case Rep 2011; 2:14

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