ISSN:
1573-2568
Keywords:
bezoar
;
gastric emptying
;
gastric acid secretion
;
pathogenesis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Bezoars are conglomerates of undigested material in the stomach. Previous reports have shown that a decrease in secretion of pepsin and gastric acid and a delay in gastric emptying might contribute to their formation. To clarify the pathogenesis of the formation of gastric bezoars, we studied gastric emptying in five patients who presented with a bezoar. In addition, gastric acid secretion was studied in three of the cases. Gastric emptying was not delayed in any case, and there was no trend toward a decrease in gastric acid secretion. The five patients were successfully treated by the endoscopic fragmentation and enzymatic dissolution of the benzoars. We conclude that, in Japanese, factors other than a delay in gastric emptying are the main contributors to bezoar formation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01308598
