Bezoars : From Mystical Charms to Medical and Nutritional Management
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37 INTRODUCTION Bezoars are retained concretions of indigestible foreign material that accumulate and conglomerate in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. Bezoars can be composed of virtually any substance including food, hair, medications, and chewing gum. Although they are most commonly found in the stomach, bezoars may occur anywhere from the esophagus to the rectum. Depending on a patient’s course, they may lose a considerable amount of weight due to early satiety and recurrent vomiting. Bezoars have been described in patients with normal gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, however the majority of gastric bezoars occur as a complication of previous Bezoars: From Mystical Charms to Medical and Nutritional Management NUTRITION ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, SERIES #13
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Bezoars : From Mystical Charms to Medical and Nutritional Management NUTRITION ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
37 INTRODUCTION Bezoars are retained concretions of indigestible foreign material that accumulate and conglomerate in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. Bezoars can be composed of virtually any substance including food, hair, medications, and chewing gum. Although they are most commonly found in the stomach, bezoars may occur anywhere from the esophagus to the rectum. Dep...
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