Endoscopic management of a new entity-plastobezoar: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Misra
S P
SP
Department of Gastroenterology, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad 211001, India. spmisra@sancharnet.in
Dwivedi
Manisha
M
Misra
Vatsala
V
D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000077402:Pantoprazole; D010969:Plastics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011127:Polyps / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
D053799:2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D010969:Plastics; D000077402:Pantoprazole