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Unusual acute formed gastric bezoars due to plaster ingestion successfully treated by gastric irrigation: report of two cases

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Bezoars usually present as a mass in the stomach. One of the uncommon causes of bezoars is ingestion of plaster in a suicidal attempt. We present here two patients with acute formed gastric bezoars due to plaster ingestion. Their main complaints were abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Clinical examination revealed a slightly distended abdomen and a palpable mass in the epigastric region. Plain abdominal radiograph showed plaster casts in the stomach. They were successfully treated by insertion of a nasogastric tube and gastric irrigation using saline solution over 24 h. Post-treatment abdominal X-ray showed dissolved plaster passing through the small intestines and the colon. The treatment course was uneventful, and finally patients were discharged with good condition and referred to a psychiatric clinic for treatment of underlying psychological disorder.

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  1. Radiology Department, Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tajrish Sq., Tehran, Iran

    Morteza Sanei Taheri, Seyyed Mohammad Kharrazi, Hamid Reza Haghighatkhah & Yashar Moharamzad

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Sanei Taheri, M., Kharrazi, S.M., Haghighatkhah, H.R. et al. Unusual acute formed gastric bezoars due to plaster ingestion successfully treated by gastric irrigation: report of two cases. Emerg Radiol 15, 357–359 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0684-z

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