• Gastric outlet obstruction, obstructive jaundice, pancreatitis and death have been reported, though these complications are rare. (hcahealthcare.com)
  • The incidence of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is not precisely known, though it is likely lower in recent years due to the decrease in peptic ulcer disease (PUD). (abdominalkey.com)
  • Structural Evaluation: Upper endoscopy is needed to rule out gastric outlet obstruction secondary to stricture, ulcer disease, or neoplasm. (stomachguide.net)
  • Gastric Outlet Obstruction--An Unexpected Complication during Coca-Cola Therapy for a Gastric Bezoar: A Case Report and Literature Review. (actascientific.com)
  • The most common causes of acute gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) are duodenal and type 3 gastric ulcers. (scipedia.com)
  • Inflammation, scarring, or infiltration of the antrum and pylorus are associated with the development of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). (scipedia.com)
  • Sometimes, a scope is used (endoscopy) to directly view the bezoar in the stomach. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In some cases, small bezoars may be removed through a scope placed through the mouth into the stomach. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A gastric balloon, also known as an intragastric balloon (IGB) or a stomach balloon, is an inflatable medical device that is temporarily placed into the stomach to help reduce weight. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gastric balloons take up space in the stomach, which limits the amount of food that can be held. (wikipedia.org)
  • The non-endoscopic gastric balloon capsule is swallowed for placement and, once in the stomach is filled with saline liquid. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 5-cm ulcer crater in the lesser curve of the stomach is depicted en face. (medscape.com)
  • Photo: flickr/Vinnl Despite what Professor Snape would have you believe, bezoars--which are basically clumps of indigestible matter that are too large to pass out of the stomach-- are not restricted to goats. (discovermagazine.com)
  • This paper describes a rather common way to dissolve a phytobezoar (a bezoar made up of plant material, like pumpkin seed hulls): filling up the stomach with obscene amounts (3 liters! (discovermagazine.com)
  • The bezoar was broken up with the gastroscope and pushed through the lap band into the stomach. (sages.org)
  • A bezoar is a tightly packed collection of partially digested or undigested material that most commonly occurs in the stomach. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Gastric trichobezoars (GT) are the most common variety of bezoar found in the stomach. (hcahealthcare.com)
  • Metal in stomach: a rare cause of gastric bezoar. (pspmr.org)
  • Small-bowel bezoars normally come from the stomach, and primary small-bowel bezoars are very rare. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We are reporting about a previously healthy 21-year-old female with an ileus due to a large-size bezoar in the stomach and small bowel after a history of eating her own hair for several years. (springeropen.com)
  • It is also referred to as delayed gastric emptying, gastric stasis, slow stomach, lazy stomach, and diabetic enteropathy. (stomachguide.net)
  • When the stomach does not empty properly it can lead to serious health problems such as dehydration, malnutrition and bezoars, or hardened masses of food that can block the digestive tract. (purdue.edu)
  • The Purdue University -driven "Mapping Stomach Autonomic Circuitry and Function for Neuromodulation of Gastric Disorders" project has contributed new findings and collaborations as part of the National Institutes of Health's SPARC (Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions) initiative. (purdue.edu)
  • There are 3 common varieties of bezoars, indeterminate material filling the stomach trichobezoar, phytobezoar and lactobezoar. (who.int)
  • Bezoars are large conglomerates of vegetables fibres, hairs or concretions of various substances located in the stomach or small intestine of humans and certain ruminant animals [1,2]. (who.int)
  • Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: kidney problems, swallowing problems (such as difficulty swallowing, history of aspiration), stomach/intestine problems (such as delayed gastric emptying), tube feeding, use of a breathing tube (tracheotomy). (elispot.biz)
  • Bezoar is a condition in which foods or fibers that are not absorbed in the gastrointestinal system usually accumu-late in the stomach. (jceionline.org)
  • A bezoar is a hard mass that will accumulate in the stomach. (insideoutdogtraining.com)
  • Sometimes these bezoars will grow too large for the stomach to pass them. (insideoutdogtraining.com)
  • abstract = "Bezoars are concretions of foreign matter in the gastrointestinal tract which may cause nonspecific symptoms, including epigastric discomfort, early satiety, and constipation, and rarely gastrointestinal obstruction. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • We report a case in which the migration of bezoars led to secondary gastrointestinal obstruction. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • With endoscopy manipulation and chemical dissolution, such as with Coca-Cola, to disintegrate the gastric bezoars, the possibility that fragmented residuals may coalesce in the small intestine causing ileus should be considered when a patient presents with abdominal obstruction symptoms after these procedures. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • In contrast, obstruction secondary to a large gastric polyp, gastric bezoar, gastric volvulus, or migration of a gastrostomy tube represents a discrete mechanical problem. (abdominalkey.com)
  • In the case of gastric and duodenal malignancies, GOO typically results from intrinsic obstruction by the primary tumor. (abdominalkey.com)
  • Symptoms generally occur abruptly when the obstruction is secondary to conditions such as gastric volvulus, prolapse of a large gastric polyp, or migration of a gastrostomy tube. (abdominalkey.com)
  • Upon exploration, we found a primary small-bowel bezoar originating in a jejunal diverticulum and causing jejunal obstruction. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Primary small-bowel bezoars are very rare but must be kept in mind as a possible cause of small-bowel obstruction. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It has been reported in many non-fatal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, intra-abdominal abscess, bowel obstruction, paralytic ileus, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic sphincterotomy, and gastric dilatation. (e-jyms.org)
  • Patients should be evaluated for complications of vomiting and alternative causes of delayed gastric emptying, such as mechanical obstruction. (stomachguide.net)
  • One patient developed intestinal obstruction, which necessitated emergency surgery, and the other patient had a gastric bezoar, which caused vomiting. (huji.ac.il)
  • Intestinal obstruction and bezoars. (who.int)
  • This can lead to food retention and gastric obstruction. (insideoutdogtraining.com)
  • Gastric balloon uptake has until recently been limited due to the need for endoscopy for placement or removal. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ASGE suggests that the decision to perform surveillance endoscopy in patients with a gastric ulcer be individualized. (medscape.com)
  • Surveillance endoscopy is suggested for patients with gastric ulcer who remain symptomatic despite an appropriate course of medical therapy. (medscape.com)
  • Savarino et al reported success with narrow-band imaging with magnifying endoscopy in detecting gastric intestinal metaplasia. (medscape.com)
  • On endoscopy, bezoars have an unmistakable irregular surface and may range in color from yellow-green to gray-black. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The most common type of bezoar in humans is the trichobezoar, which is mostly made of hair. (springeropen.com)
  • Laparoscopic removal of a large gastric trichobezoar" 9574777. (actascientific.com)
  • Trichobezoar is the accumulation of hair in the gastric chamber among people with psychi-atric disorders such as trichotillomania and trichophagia. (jceionline.org)
  • It should not be applied to patients with certain intestinal problems such as inflammatory bowel disease or delayed gastric emptying, who are pregnant, or who are taking blood thinner medications such as Coumadin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary small-bowel bezoars almost always present as intestinal obstructions, although it is a very rare cause, being responsible for less than 3% of all small-bowel obstructions in one series. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The type of bezoar and the additive effect of pregnancy and having a LAGB is an area for discussion. (sages.org)
  • However, barium studies have a disadvantage in that biopsy specimens of the lesion cannot be obtained to test for Helicobacter pylori infection (an important factor in gastric ulcer development) or to evaluate for the presence of malignancy. (medscape.com)
  • Sucralfate promotes the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers by the formation of a chemical complex that binds to the ulcer site to establish a protective barrier. (com.bd)
  • The revolution began with the advent of drugs which effectively reduce gastric acid production, and settled in for real when the relationship between ulcer formation and the bacterium known as h. pylori was worked out. (blogspot.com)
  • Where I learned to be a surgeon, springtime often produced a victim or two of over-indulgence in a not-yet ripe local fruit: persimmon bezoar was on the list of possible diagnoses of abdominal pain. (blogspot.com)
  • How good is cola for dissolution of gastric phytobezoars? (discovermagazine.com)
  • AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of cola treatment for gastric phytobezoars, including diospyrobezoars. (discovermagazine.com)
  • METHODS: A total of 17 patients (range: 48 to 78 years) with symptomatic gastric phytobezoars treated with cola and adjuvant endoscopic therapy were reviewed. (discovermagazine.com)
  • The overall success of dissolving a gastric phytobezoars with using three liters of cola and the clinical and endoscopic findings were compared retrospectively between four cases of complete dissolution by using only cola and 13 cases of partial dissolution with cola. (discovermagazine.com)
  • However, pretreatment with cola may be helpful and facilitate endoscopic fragmentation of gastric phytobezoars. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Phytobezoars after a laparoscopic gastric band procedure (LAGB) have been rarely described with only six cases appearing in the literature and none following pregnancy. (sages.org)
  • Although trichobezoars (containing hair) are considered the most common type of bezoars associated with pregnancy, this article is the first to describe effect of pregnancy on the formation of phytobezoars following a LAGB procedure. (sages.org)
  • Phytobezoars can occur in adult patients as a postoperative complication after gastric bypass or partial gastrectomy, especially when partial gastrectomy is accompanied by vagotomy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Hearing vaguely through my daze about eating hair, fur-balls, undigested organic matter, tricho- and phytobezoars, for a while I thought I'd heard that a hair-ball was called a Fido-bezoar, as in the generic doggie, good ol' Fido. (blogspot.com)
  • Patient status post gastric bypass surgery, developed nausea and right upper quadrant pain. (mtsamples.com)
  • Acute GOO is characterized by delayed gastric emptying, anorexia, or nausea accompanied by vomiting. (scipedia.com)
  • [ 1 ] Gastric ulcers account for about one third of peptic ulcers, and duodenal ulcers account for the remainder. (medscape.com)
  • 5%) of gastric ulcers are caused by ulcerated gastric carcinomas , all gastric ulcers must be carefully assessed to differentiate benign lesions from malignant lesions. (medscape.com)
  • Radiologic characteristics of gastric ulcers are seen in the images below. (medscape.com)
  • RESULTS: After 3 L of cola lavage or drinking , a complete dissolution of bezoars was achieved in four patients (23.5%), while 13 cases (76.5%) were only partially dissolved. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Three liters of cola lavage (10 cases) or drink (7 cases) were initially used, and then endoscopic fragmentation was done for the remnant bezoars by using a lithotripsy basket or a polypectomy snare. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Twelve of 13 patients with residual bezoars were completely treated with a combination of cola and endoscopic fragmentation. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Gastric bezoars can occur in all age groups and often occur in patients with behavior disorders, abnormal gastric emptying, or altered gastrointestinal anatomy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Bezoars can be formed due to predisposing factors such as mental retardation, iron deficiency (anemia), gastrointestinal surgery, and psychological disorders. (news-medical.net)
  • Trichobezoars, on the contrary to other bezoars, are not associated with alterations in the gastrointestinal motility, but with underlying psychiatric disorders. (springeropen.com)
  • Pancreatic rest, lithobezoar, gastric lipoma, mesenteric panniculitis and diaphragmatic hernia are a few important but uncommon causes for indigestion. (news-medical.net)
  • The most common complications that arise alongside GT include gastric erosion, ulceration or perforation of the small intestine. (hcahealthcare.com)
  • Two patients who underwent BMT developed complications due to gastrointestinal bezoars. (huji.ac.il)
  • Dysfunctional gastric emptying in critically ill patients can contribute to complications during procedures related to airway management and can result in unsuccessful enteral feeding as well as an increased risk of aspiration (Marik 2001). (healthmanagement.org)
  • The majority of patients had underlying medical conditions that may predispose to bezoar formation (such as delayed gastric emptying) or were receiving concomitant enteral tube feedings.Inadvertent injection of insoluble sucralfate and its insoluble excipients has led to fatal complications, including pulmonary and cerebral emboli. (drugcentral.org)
  • Medication Therapy: Medications used for diabetic gastroparesis include prokinetic drugs that stimulate gastric emptying and symptomatic treatment with antiemetic agents, and neuromodulators that blunt gastric nerve hypersensitivity. (stomachguide.net)
  • A 19-year-old female presented at the emergency department with severe anemia and symptomatic abdominal mass that was diagnosed by computer tomography to be a giant gastric bezoar. (actascientific.com)
  • Gastric balloons are also designed for patients who require weight-loss support but who do not want to commit to surgical interventions. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a study on the 'Long-Term Efficacy of the Elipse Gastric Balloon System: An International Multicenter Study, Dr. Roberta Ienca and colleagues' report on 509 patients who received the non-endoscopic Elipse balloon and were followed for one year. (wikipedia.org)
  • While examining patients with dyspepsia, gastrointestinal bezoars should be considered in the diagnosis because the condition may elude diagnosis otherwise. (news-medical.net)
  • The patients complaints were relieved when a nasogastric tube was inserted and 3 L of gastric fluid was decompressed. (scipedia.com)
  • The majority of patients who reported bezoars, had underlying medical conditions that may predispose to bezoar formation (such as delayed gastric emptying) or were receiving concomitant enteral tube feedings. (com.bd)
  • Bezoars have been reported in patients treated with sucralfate. (drugcentral.org)
  • Previous gastric resection, gastrojejunostomy, or pyloroplasty predispose people to bezoar formation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Gastric lipoma is one of the rare gastric tumors, comprising about 2%-3% of all gastric growths. (news-medical.net)
  • The residual bezoar still remained with fragmentation (total amount of administrated cola was 9 L). (discovermagazine.com)
  • We present a case report of a 37 year old female 4 weeks postpartum, who was also 3.5 years after having a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band. (sages.org)
  • Herein we report a 56-year-old man diagnosed with GOO secondary to paraesophageal hiatal herniation of gastric antrum after laparoscopic fundoplication. (scipedia.com)
  • Here, we presented a patient diagnosed with benign GOO secondary to paraesophageal herniation (PEH) of gastric antrum after laparoscopic fundoplication. (scipedia.com)
  • The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy for the removal of giant bezoar through a gastrostomy. (actascientific.com)
  • Intragastric balloons help induce weight loss by increasing satiety, delaying gastric emptying, and reducing the amount of food eaten at each meal. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon is the first intragastric balloon approved for 1-year implantation (outside of the US), while featuring an adjustability function that provides balloon volume changes as needed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Etiological aspects of intragastric bezoars and its associations to the gastric function implications: A case report and a literature review. (umassmed.edu)
  • The presence of an undigested exogenous substance in the gastrointestinal tract is called a bezoar. (news-medical.net)
  • A bezoar is a concrement of indigestible human components or vegetable fibers that accumulate over time in the gastrointestinal tract. (springeropen.com)
  • The bezoar may need to be surgically removed, especially if it is large. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The patient was treated surgically and the bezoar removed through a vertical gastrotomy incision. (who.int)
  • Misurata city, and swallowing it is recomc mulation of entericccoated aspirin tablets mended for the treatment of gastrointestinal due to gastric outlet scarring and impaired diseases in this area. (who.int)
  • In this case report, the clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and surgical removal of a large-size bezoar (Rapunzel syndrome) in a young and otherwise healthy female is described. (springeropen.com)
  • Chewing on or eating hair or fuzzy materials (or indigestible materials such as plastic bags) can lead to the formation of a bezoar. (medlineplus.gov)
  • other systemic illness, or drugs increases the risk of gastric bezoar formation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • these factors are more common among older people, who are thus at higher risk of bezoar formation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Krupp KB, Johns P, Troncoso V. Esophageal bezoar formation in a tube-fed patient receiving sucralfate and antacid therapy: a case report. (who.int)
  • In rare cases, bezoar formation has been reported when Antepsin and enteral feeds have been given too closely together. (com.bd)
  • Diagnosis of gastroparesis requires objective evidence of delayed gastric emptying. (stomachguide.net)
  • In the ICU, gastric emptying is frequently altered and influenced by several factors, including age, diagnosis on admission (Hsu et al. (healthmanagement.org)
  • To date, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass remains the gold-standard for attaining both reflux and weight loss management, however novel endoscopic techniques are quickly becoming more prevalent as an alternative to surgery. (jnmjournal.org)
  • While on water bezoars diets s to online can malnutrition surgery limiting? (psyimy.pl)
  • A "succussion splash," elicited by resting the stethoscope over the left upper abdomen and rocking the patient back and forth at the hips, may be heard in the epigastrium and is indicative of retained gastric material. (abdominalkey.com)
  • While non-adjustable gastric balloons have been successfully used for weight loss for the last 30 years, the adjustability function was developed to address the following issues: (1) variability of response and reduced efficacy after 3 months and (2) intolerance necessitating early balloon extraction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gastric glomus tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor that originates from modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body. (e-jyms.org)
  • Medication bezoars resulting from intake of certain drugs are rare. (who.int)