Huge gastric bezoar caused by honeycomb, an unusual complication of health faddism: a case report.
Τίτλος | Huge gastric bezoar caused by honeycomb, an unusual complication of health faddism: a case report. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Katsinelos, P., Pilpilidis I., Chatzimavroudis G., Katsinelos T., Lazaraki G., Fasoulas K., Zavos C., & Kountouras J. |
Journal | Cases J |
Volume | 2 |
Pagination | 7077 |
Date Published | 2009 |
ISSN | 1757-1626 |
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. |
DOI | 10.1186/1757-1626-2-7077 |
Alternate Journal | Cases J |
PubMed ID | 19829904 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2740191 |