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Published in: Dysphagia 3/2016

01-06-2016 | Clinical Conundrum

Radiopaque Stomach-Shaped Bezoar in a Suicidal Patient

Authors: Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Nasim Zamani

Published in: Dysphagia | Issue 3/2016

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A 27-year-old lady referred due to abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting following ingestion of almost 500 grams of a white powder mixed with water 2 h earlier to attempt suicide. Vital signs were normal, and there was no complaint of burning sensation or pain in mouth or gastrointestinal (GI) system. Mouth exam showed remaining of a white material similar to toothpaste. Physical examination was otherwise normal except for a slightly distended abdomen and epigastric tenderness. Laboratory tests including drug screening tests were normal. …
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Metadata
Title
Radiopaque Stomach-Shaped Bezoar in a Suicidal Patient
Authors
Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam
Nasim Zamani
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Dysphagia / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-015-9677-3

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