title: Bezoar of the esophagus.
abstract: An esophageal bezoar occurring in a young patient without esophageal abnormality is described. The history of severe progressive dysphagia following forceful vomiting and presence of a gastric ulcer suggest that the esophageal bezoar might have originated in the stomach.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male