Bezoars. Report of two cases and review of the literature

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Published: 2002-06-15

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Forero G., M. S., Restrepo R., H., González., F., & Vélez H., A. (2002). Bezoars. Report of two cases and review of the literature. Medicina UPB, 21(1), 73-82. https://revistas.upb.edu.co/index.php/medicina/article/view/3235
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Marby Sharyne Forero G.
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Hernán Restrepo R.
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Federico González.
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Alejandro Vélez H.
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Abstract

Bezoars are foreign bodies, conglomerates of hair, vegetable fibers, medicaments and other substances in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and certain animals, predominant in childhood, in women, usually associated to behavioral disorders, in adults, are frequently encountered after a gastric surgery. We describe two clinical cases and review literature.

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Marby Sharyne Forero G., Pontifical Bolivarian University

UPB General Surgery Resident.

Hernán Restrepo R., Pontifical Bolivarian University

Surgeon General HPTU. Head of Postgraduate General Surgery School of Medicine UPB.

Federico González., Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

HPTU Child Surgeon.

Alejandro Vélez H., Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

Pathologist HPTU Associate Professor Pathology UPB.

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