scholarly journals Endoscopic treatment for a giant gastric bezoar: Sequential use of electrohydraulic lithotripsy, alligator forceps, and snares

JGH Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuhei Jinushi ◽  
Takahiko Yano ◽  
Noriatsu Imamura ◽  
Naoki Ishii
VideoGIE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Shibuya ◽  
Hisatomo Ikehara ◽  
Emmanuel Coronel ◽  
Takuji Gotoda ◽  
Takao Itoi

1999 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Howell ◽  
Robert M. Dy ◽  
Brian L. Hanson ◽  
Steven F. Nezhad ◽  
Samuel B. Broaddus

2004 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Ho Moon ◽  
Sang Woo Cha ◽  
Chang Beom Ryu ◽  
Young Seok Kim ◽  
Su Jin Hong ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 718-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Honda ◽  
Takashi Ikeya ◽  
Erika Kashiwagi ◽  
Shuichi Okada ◽  
Katsuyuki Fukuda

Gastric bezoars are rare and are usually found incidentally. They can sometimes cause severe complications, including gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) or gastric pneumatosis (GP). In cases of bezoars with GP, the optimal treatment strategy has not yet been defined. We report the case of an 89-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension who presented to our emergency room with a 2-day history of upper abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Physical examination revealed no rebound tenderness or guarding, and laboratory values revealed no elevation of the serum lactate level. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed a dilated stomach with significant fluid collection, GOO, and GP due to a 42 × 40 mm mass composed of fat and air densities. Emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed two gastric bezoars, one of which was incarcerated in the pyloric region. We used various endoscopic devices to successfully break and remove the bezoars. We used endoscopic forceps and a water jet followed by an endoscopic snare to cut the bezoars into several pieces and remove them with an endoscopic net. Follow-up endoscopy confirmed that the gastric bezoar had been completely removed. As seen in this case, endoscopic treatment may be a safe and viable option for the extraction of gastric bezoars presenting with GOO and GP.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fardad Ejtehadi ◽  
Amir Anushiravani ◽  
Ehsan Zare ◽  
Mohammad Reza Pashaei ◽  
Maryam Moini

2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Huebner ◽  
Suja DuBois ◽  
Scott D. Lee ◽  
Michael D. Saunders

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