title: Metal in stomach: a rare cause of gastric bezoar.
abstract: Bezoars are conglomerates of undigested organic matter, which forms a mass in the gastrointestinal tract. This report describes a patient who developed a gastric bezoar from ingesting a large number of metal objects in order to "treat" his pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Combined Military Hospital, General Surgery, Rawalpindi, Punjab, 4600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Malik Amjad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yasin
authors.forename: Ghazala Nasreen
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Sikandar Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Farooq Azam
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rathore