Bezoars and surgery.
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We did not find any information throughout the article on the type, size, location of bezoars, or the patient’s history of previous operations. As is well known bezoars are observed in cases where gastric emptying time is prolonged after surgeries like gastrectomy or vagotomy, pyloric dysfunction or diabetic neuropathy and hypothyroidism, in patients who eat fast, swallow without chewing and excess intake of fiber.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Ulusal cerrahi dergisi
دوره 29 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013