Aluminum hydroxide gel bezoar--CT diagnosis.
An obstructing aluminum hydroxide gel bezoar was first recognized on a retrograde gastrografin study through an ileostomy. In retrospect, a computed tomographic (CT) scan had demonstrated the bezoar as a high density intraluminal mass surrounded by somewhat less dense contrast material distending the bowel. A CT image of a phantom made of aluminum hydroxide gel surrounded by gastrografin was remarkably similar.
D000368:Aged; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide