Management of gastrointestinal bezoars: An analysis of 23 cases

International Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-98

  Spyridon, Koulas G ^a,c   Zikos, N ^b   Charalampous, C ^a   Christodoulou, K ^a   Sakkas, L ^b   Katsamakis, N ^b  

^a General Hospital of Corfu   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Filiates   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bezoar; Endoscopy; Phytobezoar; Surgical removal; Trichobezoar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEZOAR; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEZOARS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 48749098370     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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