Open AccessMetal in stomach: a rare cause of gastric bezoar
Author(s) -
Malik Amjad Yasin,
Ghazala Nasreen Malik,
Sikandar Ali Malik,
Farooq Azam Rathore
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0278
Subject(s) - bezoar , medicine , stomach , gastroenterology , gastrointestinal tract , surgery
Bezoars are conglomerates of undigested organic matter, which forms a mass in the gastrointestinal tract. This report describes a patient who developed a gastric bezoar from ingesting a large number of metal objects in order to "treat" his pulmonary tuberculosis.