Neonatal Gastric Lactobezoar: Management with N-Acetylcysteine

Gastric lactobezoars (GLBs) are the most common form of bezoars in neonates and consist of aggregations of undigested milk constituents. GLB can present with a variety of intra-abdominal clinical symptoms, and occasionally, extra-abdominal symptoms. Conservative management, with a period of bowel r...

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Main Authors: Sarah Bajorek, Roel Basaldua, Katherine McGoogan, Charla Miller, Craig B. Sussman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/412412