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Bezoar of the esophagus

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An esophageal bezoar occurring in a young patient without esophageal abnormality is described. The history of severe progressive dysphagia following forceful vomiting and presence of a gastric ulcer suggest that the esophageal bezoar might have originated in the stomach.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Alabama Hospitals, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Sang Y. Han M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Andrew Flint

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Richard B. McElvein

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Han, S.Y., Flint, A. & McElvein, R.B. Bezoar of the esophagus. Gastrointest Radiol 5, 233–234 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888636

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