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Huge gastric bezoar caused by honeycomb, an unusual complication of health faddism: a case report.

ΤίτλοςHuge gastric bezoar caused by honeycomb, an unusual complication of health faddism: a case report.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsKatsinelos, P., Pilpilidis I., Chatzimavroudis G., Katsinelos T., Lazaraki G., Fasoulas K., Zavos C., & Kountouras J.
JournalCases J
Volume2
Pagination7077
Date Published2009
ISSN1757-1626
Abstract

We report a young healthy woman, who believed that the consumption of large amounts of honeycomb would lead to good health and who finally developed a huge gastric bezoar of hard consistency. The conventional endoscopic techniques failed to manage the bezoar. Using the combination of injection of hydrogen peroxide 3% solution inside the bezoar to induce disintegration and a special designed needle-knife sphincterotome (bezotome) we managed to remove the bezoar in fragments. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported bezoar caused by honeycomb.

DOI10.1186/1757-1626-2-7077
Alternate JournalCases J
PubMed ID19829904
PubMed Central IDPMC2740191

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