A bizarre bezoar: Case report and review of the literature

R. D. Goldman; P. Schachter; M. Katz; R. Bilik; I. Avigad

doi:10.1007/s003830050492

A bizarre bezoar: Case report and review of the literature

R. D. Goldman
, P. Schachter
, M. Katz
, R. Bilik
, I. Avigad

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Abstract

A bizarre case of a foreign-body bezoar is presented. A 16-year-old girl swallowed large amounts of toilet paper as a means of dieting. She presented with a palpable abdominal mass, multiple bezoars in the bowel, and paper excretion in the feces before admitting intentional ingestion of toilet-paper balls. Administration of Gastrografin via a nasogastric tube and enemas resulted in gradual excretion of the paper balls.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	218-219
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Surgery International
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050492
State	Published - 1 Dec 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bezoar
Toilet paper

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Surgery

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