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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2005; 11(12): 1813-1817
Published online Mar 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1813
Published online Mar 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1813
Table 3 Diagnostic procedures in the study.
| n | % | |
| Plain abdominal graphy (n = 32) | ||
| Gastric nonhomogenous mass | 2 | 6.25 |
| Intestinal air and air-fluid levels | 16 | 50 |
| Ultrasonography (n = 10) | ||
| Intestinal dilatation and wall thickeness | 10 | 100 |
| Hyperechogenous gastric mass | 1 | 10 |
| Barium studies (n = 13) | ||
| Filling defect in stomach or small intestines | 11 | 84.61 |
| (One of them diagnosed as bezoar) | ||
| CT-scan (n = 8) | ||
| Dilated intestinal loops | 6 | 75 |
| Intraluminal masses with gas bubbles and hypodense areas | ||
| -Stomach | 2 | 25 |
| -Duodenum | 1 | 12.25 |
| -Duodenum+jejunum | 1 | 12.25 |
| Endoscopy (n = 16) Bezoar is seen | 13 | 81.25 |
- Citation: Erzurumlu K, Malazgirt Z, Bektas A, Dervisoglu A, Polat C, Senyurek G, Yetim I, Ozkan K. Gastrointestinal bezoars: A retrospective analysis of 34 cases. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(12): 1813-1817
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i12/1813.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1813