title: Metal bezoars causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction in a schizophrenic.
abstract: Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilious vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion in the epigastrium. Plain radiographs revealed objects of metal density contained within a dilated stomach. Laparotomy was performed revealing metal objects in stomach.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Metal bezoars, Psychiatric illness, Intestinal obstructionHow to Cite: Siddiqui Z. Metal bezoars causing upper gastrointestinal obstruction in a schizophrenic. APSP J Case Rep 2011; 2:14.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery Unit II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Zaka Ur Rab
authors.initials: ZU
authors.lastname: Siddiqui