Trichobezoars are impactions of swallowed hairs in the stomach and occasionally in the intestine. They occur in emotionally disturbed, depressed, or mentally retarded patients who have trichotillomania and trichophagia. Removal of gastric trichobezoar by open surgery (gastrotomy) is a standard approach. Psychiatric follow-up is needed to diminish the recurrence of trichotillomania and trichopha...

Gastric hyperplastic polyps are often asymptomatic and are found incidentally at upper endoscopy performed for unrelated reasons. Although they are considered a benign lesion, all symptomatic polyps should be removed for a more reliable histological diagnosis, resolution of symptoms and to prevent potential malignant transformation. In fact, there are no significant difference between pure gast...

We read with interest the paper, “Stents and surgical interventions in the palliation of gastric outlet obstruction: a systematic review” by Minata MK et al, which appeared in Endoscopy International Open (2016; 4: E1158–1170) [1]. The Authors should be congratulated for an extensive and careful review. In recent studies, we prospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of 72 patients [2, 3] and...