Gastrointestinal bezoars: A retrospective analysis of 34 cases

Table 1 Predisposing factors and coincidental diseases of the patients.

Predisposing factors1 (n = 32)	n	%
Previous gastric surgery (n = 19)		55.88
Truncal vagotomy+pyloroplasty	9	26.47
Distal subtotal gastrectomy (or antrectomy)+	9	26.47
Billroth II anastomosis
Truncal vagotomy + Billroth II anastomosis	1	2.94
Peptic ulcus	4	11.76
Diabetes mellitus	4	11.76
Cherrylaurel (Prunus Buricerasus) or
Persimmon (Diospyrus Lotus) intakes	6	17.64
Mental retardation-trichotillomania	2	5.88
High dose intake of H2 receptor antagonists	1	2.94
Total	36
Coincidental diseases (n = 14)2	2	41.17
Diabetes mellitus	4	11.76
Mental retardation	2	5.88
Hypertension	4	11.76
Cardiac and coronary artery diseases	5	14.7
Chronic pulmonary disease	3	8.82
Parkinson’s disease	1	2.94
Behcet’s disease	1	2.94
Cerebro-vascular disease	1	2.94
Abdominal aortic aneurysm	1	2.94
Strangulated incisional hernia	1	2.94
Total	23

¹Four patients had 2 predisposing factors and 2 patients had none.

²Five patients had two or more diseases.