Esophageal bezoars discovered in nasogastrically fed patients on mechanical ventilation and sedation are reported to be due to the precipitation of certain food types rich in casein, which are precipitated with gastric acid reflux to form esophageal bezoars. (wikipedia.org)
Bezoars can also be caused by gastroparesis due to the slowing of gastric emptying, which allows food to form a bolus. (wikipedia.org)
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)
other systemic illness, or drugs increases the risk of gastric bezoar formation. (msdmanuals.com)
Gastric bezoars are usually asymptomatic. (msdmanuals.com)
We report a 17-year-old Libyan female with coeliac disease who developed a gastric bezoar as a result of excessive olibanum intake. (who.int)
Gastrointestinal bezoars are a relatively common clinical reality ever since the introduction of truncal vagotomy associated with drainage of gastric resection in the treatment of gastroduodenal peptic ulcer [4]. (who.int)
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)
Key words and phrases: Bezoar Trichobezoar Locks balls Trichotillomania Lithiasis Psychological disturbance Therapy Launch A gastric bezoar (GB) can be an intraluminal mass produced by the deposition of undigested materials [1]. (brain-tumor-cancer-information.com)
GB is normally rare with around incidence of significantly less than 1% in the overall people [2 3 Gastric trichobezoar (GT) may be the most frequent kind of bezoar within the tummy [4]. (brain-tumor-cancer-information.com)
We report a 17cyearcold Libyan female with coeliac disease who developed a gastric bezoar as a result of excessive olibanum intake. (who.int)
Ibex3
We started hunting in Turkey, both of Ibex Bezoar and large wild boars. (cazasport.com)
We have permits in the best reserves where we will be able to bring down magnificent ibex bezoar. (cazasport.com)
JF969755.1, KF648288, KF648287.1) was obtained from a lung sample from a wild goat (bezoar ibex, Capra aegagrus ) in Iraqi Kurdistan ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Concretions4
singular bolus) have the archaic and positive meaning of bezoar, and are composed of loose aggregates of food items such as seeds, fruit pith, or pits, as well as other types of items such as shellac, bubble gum, soil, and concretions of some medications. (wikipedia.org)
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)
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)
Bezoars are concretions found in the stomachs of animals that were once believed to cure poisoning and plague. (howstuffworks.com)
Trichobezoar2
Trichobezoar is a bezoar formed from hair - an extreme form of hairball. (wikipedia.org)
There are 3 common varieties of bezoars, trichobezoar, phytobezoar and lactobezoar. (who.int)
Endoscopy2
Sometimes, a scope is used (endoscopy) to directly view the bezoar in the stomach. (medlineplus.gov)
On endoscopy, bezoars have an unmistakable irregular surface and may range in color from yellow-green to gray-black. (msdmanuals.com)
Gastrointestinal3
A bezoar (/ˈbizɔːr/ BEE-zor) is a mass often found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, though it can occur in other locations. (wikipedia.org)
Bezoars are detectable as a mass lesion on imaging studies (eg, x-ray, ultrasound, CT) that are often done to evaluate the patient's nonspecific upper gastrointestinal symptoms. (msdmanuals.com)
We report a case in which the migration of bezoars led to secondary gastrointestinal obstruction. (tmu.edu.tw)
Esophageal1
Krupp KB, Johns P, Troncoso V. Esophageal bezoar formation in a tube-fed patient receiving sucralfate and antacid therapy: a case report. (who.int)
Endoscopic removal2
Some bezoars can be dissolved chemically, others require endoscopic removal, and some even require surgery. (msdmanuals.com)
Aggressive endoscopic removal of bezoars effective for the treatment of acute poisoning]. (bvsalud.org)
Intestinal2
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy notes that consumption of unripened persimmons has been identified as the main cause of epidemics of intestinal bezoars and that up to 90 percent of bezoars that occur from excessive consumption require surgery for removal. (wikipedia.org)
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)
Stones7
to have made the earliest description of bezoar stones as medicinal items. (wikipedia.org)
each is acted upon differently by the bezoars: arsenate is removed by being exchanged for phosphate in brushite found in the stones, while arsenite is bound to sulfur compounds in the protein of degraded hair, which is a key component in bezoars. (wikipedia.org)
In this site you will find many magickal items, talismans, magickal mustika pearls/bezoar stones, kerises and curios of interest. (indotalisman.com)
The bezoar stones or magickal mustika pearls were acquired by the pawang shamans directly f rom Nature through spirit guidance. (indotalisman.com)
Small bezoar stones were often mounted so that they could be worn with a chain as amuletic pendants enabling them to be put into a goblet so that the magical stone could impart its medicinal properties to the liquid and also identify any presence of poison. (finch-and-co.co.uk)
The inventory of the estate of Catherine of Braganza, who died in Lisbon in 1705, lists several gold and silver mounted bezoar stones. (finch-and-co.co.uk)
Phytobezoar1
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)
Varieties1
There are several varieties of bezoar, some of which have inorganic constituents and others organic. (wikipedia.org)
Complications1
Complications of Bezoar in Children: What Is New? (hindawi.com)
Dissolution1
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)
Stomach5
In some cases, small bezoars may be removed through a scope placed through the mouth into the stomach. (medlineplus.gov)
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)
A bezoar is a tightly packed collection of partially digested or undigested material that most commonly occurs in the stomach. (msdmanuals.com)
A bezoar is a mass similar to a stone taken from the stomach of a goat, and can be used as an antidote to many poisons, one exception of note is basilisk venom, which a bezoar will not be helpful. (thedailyprophet.net)
Bezoars are lumps of food and/or non-food particles that remain undigested or are partially digested by the stomach. (oladocx.com)
Indigestible matter1
The bezoar is a small object made of particles that cannot be digested, such as hair, plant fibre, or other indigestible matter. (thedailyprophet.net)
Medication2
Pharmacobezoars (or medication bezoars) are mostly tablets or semiliquid masses of drugs, normally found following an overdose of sustained-release medications. (wikipedia.org)
Medication bezoars resulting from intake of certain drugs are rare. (who.int)
Lactobezoars are a specific type of food bezoar comprising inspissated milk. (wikipedia.org)
Generally1
Generally, bezoars are mostly seen in females aged 10 to 19 years. (medlineplus.gov)
Belief2
Paré administered the bezoar stone to the cook, but it had no effect, and the cook died in agony seven hours after taking the poison, proving that - contrary to popular belief - the bezoar could not cure all poisons. (wikipedia.org)
Porcupine bezoars fetch a high price due to the mistaken belief it has "magical" healing properties. (hp-lexicon.org)
Treat2
Ox bezoars (niu-huang (牛黃) or calculi bovis) are used in Chinese herbology[vague] to treat various diseases. (wikipedia.org)
A bezoar in the large intestine is known as a fecalith. (wikipedia.org)
Bezoars are large an evident palpated abdominal mass in the conglomerates of vegetables fibres, hairs epigastric region. (who.int)
Formation2
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)
these factors are more common among older people, who are thus at higher risk of bezoar formation. (msdmanuals.com)
Found2
Over at the New England Journal of Medicine, the case studies this month include that of a woman found to have a 4.5-kilogram bezoar in her tumtum. (techyum.com)
People believed that a bezoar had the power of a universal antidote and would work against any poison - a drinking glass which contained a bezoar could allegedly neutralize any poison poured into it. (wikipedia.org)
In 1567, French surgeon Ambroise Paré did not believe that it was possible for the bezoar to cure the effects of any poison and described an experiment to test the properties of the stone. (wikipedia.org)
Modern examinations of the properties of bezoars by Gustaf Arrhenius and Andrew A. Benson of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography show that when bezoars are immersed in an arsenic-laced solution, they can remove the poison. (wikipedia.org)
Hair1
If your child has had a hair bezoar in the past, trim the child's hair short so they cannot put the ends in the mouth. (medlineplus.gov)
Case1
The case concerned a purchaser who sued for the return of the purchase price of an allegedly fraudulent bezoar. (wikipedia.org)
Patients1
Twelve of 13 patients with residual bezoars were completely treated with a combination of cola and endoscopic fragmentation. (discovermagazine.com)
Common1
Bezoars are taught about in Potions class, and due to their use as an antidote to many common poisons are taught about in the first year at Hogwarts, although they show up from time to time throughout a students time in school. (thedailyprophet.net)
Show1
Bezoar doesn't have any subscriptions to show. (substack.com)
Appears2
Extensive reference to bezoars also appears in the Picatrix. (wikipedia.org)
it appears in an early episode of a certain Beowulf-lover's The Sandman , wherein a bezoar is needed to cast a spell that'll imprison the muse Calliope and shake an author loose from his writer's block - something I am sure a real writer would never do without a really good reason or an approaching deadline on a project for which s/he's already spent the advance. (techyum.com)
Popular1
The myth of the bezoar as an antidote reached Europe from the Middle East in the 11th century and remained popular until it started to fall into disrepute by the 18th century. (wikipedia.org)