Bezoar of the esophagus

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1980 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Gastrointestinal Radiology, volume 5, pages 233-234 (issn: 0364-2356, eissn: 1432-0509,

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Authors: S Y, Han; A, Flint; R B, McElvein;

doi: 10.1007/bf01888636

pmid: 7418992

Bezoar of the esophagus

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Abstract

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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Keywords

Adult, Bezoars, Male, Esophagus, Humans

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