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Small bowel Procardia XL tablet bezoar mimicking cystic pneumatosis intestinalis

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Procardia XL Extended Release Tablets are being used with increasing frequency in the treatment of angina and hypertension. Bezoar formation, secondary to retained insoluble medication shells, is an important but less well-known complication. We report the first case of a small bowel bezoar due to this unique medication system.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 800 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA , , , , , , US

    H. Y. Kwon, R. L. Scott2 & J. P. Mulloy

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  1. H. Y. Kwon
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Received: 16 February 1995/Accepted: 4 March 1995

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Kwon, H., Scott2, R. & Mulloy, J. Small bowel Procardia XL tablet bezoar mimicking cystic pneumatosis intestinalis. Abdom Imaging 21, 142–144 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900029

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