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==Background==
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[[File:Gray1046.png|thumb|Stomach anatomy]]
[[File:Gray1046.png|thumb|Stomach anatomy]]
*Mass within the gastrointestinal system  
*Mass within the gastrointestinal system  
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===Risk Factors===
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*Gastric dysmotility
*Gastric dysmotility
*Gastric outlet obstruction
*Gastric outlet obstruction
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===Types of Bezoars===
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*Food boluses
*Food boluses
*Lactobezoar (seen in premature infants receiving formula)
*Lactobezoar (seen in premature infants receiving formula)
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==Clinical Features==
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*Indigestion
*Indigestion
*[[Special:MyLanguage/Abdominal pain|Abdominal pain]]
*[[Special:MyLanguage/Abdominal pain|Abdominal pain]]
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==Differential Diagnosis==
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{{Abdominal Pain DDX Epigastric}}
{{Abdominal Pain DDX Epigastric}}
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*See [[Special:MyLanguage/Nausea and vomiting|Nausea and vomiting]]
*See [[Special:MyLanguage/Nausea and vomiting|Nausea and vomiting]]




==Evaluation==
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==Management==
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*Removal either endoscopically if small but may require surgical removal when large
*Removal either endoscopically if small but may require surgical removal when large




==Disposition==
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==See Also==
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*[[Special:MyLanguage/Ingested foreign body|Ingested foreign body]]
*[[Special:MyLanguage/Ingested foreign body|Ingested foreign body]]




==External Links==
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==References==
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[[Category:GI]]
[[Category:GI]]
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 6 January 2026

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Background

Stomach anatomy
  • Mass within the gastrointestinal system
  • Made up of organic or inorganic material
  • Commonly from eating hair or indigestible materials
  • Risk factors include intellectual disability or emotional disturbance
  • More common females aged 10 to 19 years of age


Risk Factors


Types of Bezoars

  • Food boluses
  • Lactobezoar (seen in premature infants receiving formula)
  • Pharmacobezoars (medications, especially overdoses of sustained-release medications
  • Phytobezoars (indigestible plant material)
  • Trichobezoar (hair)

Foreign Body Types


Clinical Features


Differential Diagnosis

Epigastric Pain


Evaluation

Management

  • Removal either endoscopically if small but may require surgical removal when large


Disposition

See Also


External Links

References