Laparoscopic removal of gastric bezoar.
Many approaches have been proposed for the treatment of bezoars, such as gastroscopic fragmentation, nasogastric lavage or suction, and enzymatic therapy. Because gastroscopic removal has not always been successful, especially in large gastric bezoars, surgical removal by gastrotomy through abdominal incision has been performed. With the advent of laparoscopic surgery, it became possible to remove such lesions without large abdominal incisions. In this case, we present a 62-year-old male who had gastric phytobezoar that was successfully treated with a laparoscopic technique.
Song
Kyo Young
KY
Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Byung Jo
BJ
Kim
Seung Nam
SN
Park
Cho Hyun
CH
D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed