Emergency gastrotomy: treatment of choice for iron bezoar.
The authors believe that gastrotomy and surgical removal of tablets is the treatment of choice in massive iron ingestion with development of an "iron bezoar" unresponsive to gastric lavage. Prompt surgical treatment in such cases may be lifesaving.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001630:Bezoars / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013607:Tablets
D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D013607:Tablets; C020748:ferrous sulfate