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A Case of a Primary Esophageal Bezoar after a Total Gastrectomy
Clinical Endoscopy 2008;36(2):71-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: February 27, 2008
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Bong Seng Memorial Hospital, Busan, Korea
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An esophageal bezoar, although uncommon, is now recognized as a distinct clinical entity. An esophageal bezoar is rare but can form due to regurgitation of a gastric bezoar, motor disorder or anatomical abnormality, or following a gastrectomy. In general, bezoars are most often found in the stomach, and are formed by the accumulation of foreign ingested materials, including vegetable material and hair. In Korea, no case of a primary esophageal bezoar has been reported after a total gastrectomy. We report a case of an endoscopically treated primary esophageal bezoar that occurred after a total gastrectomy, without complications. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2008;36:71-73)


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