Open AccessEndoscopic management of a new entity-plastobezoar: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Sambuddha Misra,
Manisha Dwivedi,
Vatsala Misra
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6730
Subject(s) - bezoar , stomach , medicine , irritation , foreign body , abrasion (mechanical) , surgery , gastric mucosa , endoscopy , foreign bodies , general surgery , gastroenterology , mechanical engineering , engineering , immunology
Foreign bodies and bezoars are commonly encountered in children. We describe a child aged 11 years who ingested large amounts of plastic material used for knitting chairs and charpoys. The conglomerate of plastic threads, entrapped food material and other debris, formed a huge mass occupying the whole stomach. Chronic irritation of the gastric antral mucosa led to ulceration and formation of hyperplastic polyps. We labeled this new entity as a "plastobezoar". The entire bezoar could be removed endoscopically.