title: [Gastric bezoar caused by barium sulphate].
abstract: We present the first case of a gastric bezoar caused by barium sulphate acting as an intermittently occluding mass in a patient who had undergone small bowel follow-through on suspicion of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after total pancreatectomy. The patient underwent acute surgery but intermittent symptoms of SBO persisted. A barium bezoar was seen on plain abdominal film and afterwards diluted and fragmented gastroscopically. A barium bezoar giving rise to SBO is a possible complication to barium follow-through in patients with impaired gastric transit time.
authors.affiliation: Radiologisk Klinik, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, Denmark. mariekristinanielsen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Kristina Rue
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ewertsen
authors.forename: Jens Georg
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hillingsø
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate