Abstract
We present the first case of a gastric bezoar caused by barium sulphate acting as an intermittently occluding mass in a patient who had undergone small bowel follow-through on suspicion of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after total pancreatectomy. The patient underwent acute surgery but intermittent symptoms of SBO persisted. A barium bezoar was seen on plain abdominal film and afterwards diluted and fragmented gastroscopically. A barium bezoar giving rise to SBO is a possible complication to barium follow-through in patients with impaired gastric transit time.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Gastric bezoar caused by barium sulphate |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 174 |
Udgave nummer | 3 |
Sider (fra-til) | 129-30 |
Antal sider | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - jan. 2012 |