A bizarre bezoar: case report and review of the literature.
A bizarre case of a foreign-body bezoar is presented. A 16-year-old girl swallowed large amounts of toilet paper as a means of dieting. She presented with a palpable abdominal mass, multiple bezoars in the bowel, and paper excretion in the feces before admitting intentional ingestion of toilet-paper balls. Administration of Gastrografin via a nasogastric tube and enemas resulted in gradual excretion of the paper balls.
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, C. Sheba Medical Center,
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Katz
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Bilik
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D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010209:Paper; D011859:Radiography