Esophagogastric polyurethane bezoar complicated by stomach wall microperforation and acute peritonitis: case report

Abstract Background Bezoars are collections of indigestible material in the gastrointestinal tract, mostly described in children. Polyurethane “plastobezoars” consisting of composites used in the construction industry are rarely described bezoars formed in the esophagus and stomach, causing gastroin...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Ziaja, Jerzy Chudek, Aleksander Chlubek, Mariola Sznapka, Tomasz Toborek, Damian Ziaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-020-00945-y