A bizarre bezoar: case report and review of the literature

Authors
Goldman, RD Schachter, P Katz, M Bilik, R Avigad, I
Citation
Rd. Goldman et al., A bizarre bezoar: case report and review of the literature, PEDIAT SURG, 14(3), 1998, pp. 218-219
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
01790358 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
218 - 219
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(199812)14:3<218:ABBCRA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A bizarre case of a foreign-body bezoar is presented. A 16-year-old girl sw allowed large amounts of toilet paper as a means of dieting. She presented with a palpable abdominal mass, multiple bezoars in the bowel, and paper ex cretion in the feces before admitting intentional ingestion of toilet-paper balls. Administration of Gastrografin via a nasogastric tube and enemas re sulted in gradual excretion of the paper balls.