title: Each worm to his taste: some prefer to eat nettles - a giant gastric phytobezoar.
abstract: Nettle consumption, as well as persimmon, orange, coconut etc. can lead to phytobezoar formation. Coke and cellulase-resistant phytobezoars should be removed either endoscopically or surgically, depending on their dimensions. The treatment of choice for giant phytobezoars (more than 10 cm) is gastrotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine Gorky Street, 6-73 600017 Vladimir Russia.
authors.forename: Mahir
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9200-1304
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gachabayov
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine Gorky Street, 6-73 600017 Vladimir Russia.
authors.forename: Abakar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdullaev
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine Gorky Street, 6-73 600017 Vladimir Russia.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mityushin
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery Vladimir City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medicine Gorky Street, 6-73 600017 Vladimir Russia.
authors.forename: Timur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gilyazov
keywords: Gastric bezoar; Urtica dioica; gastrotomy; nettle; phytobezoar