Successful Emergency Endoscopic Treatment of Gastric Outlet Obstruction due to Gastric Bezoar with Gastric Pneumatosis

Gastric bezoars are rare and are usually found incidentally. They can sometimes cause severe complications, including gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) or gastric pneumatosis (GP). In cases of bezoars with GP, the optimal treatment strategy has not yet been defined. We report the case of an 89-year-o...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Honda, Takashi Ikeya, Erika Kashiwagi, Shuichi Okada, Katsuyuki Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/484130