Abstract
A case is reported of monilial bezoar involving the jejunum following total gastrectomy in a patient who was neither severely debilitated nor immunosuppressed. This condition should be differentiated from the more commonly occurring postgastrectomy phytobezoar.
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Cross, R., Clements, J.L. & Weens, H.S. Jejunal monilial bezoar following total gastrectomy. Gastrointest Radiol 4, 29–31 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887492
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887492