A rare cause of vomiting in a neurologically impaired child: Phytobezoar
Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.289-291, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Dergi Adı: Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.289-291
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Gastric polyps, Neurologically impaired child, Phytobezoar
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Bezoars are concretions formed in the stomach or the intestine of various foreign or intrinsic substances. They may be asymptomatic or present with non-specific abdominal symptoms. Neurologically impaired children are at increased risk of gastric bezoars due to altered gastrointestinal motility and ineffective chewing. Herein, we report a neurologically impaired child presented with non-bilious vomiting and weight lost for 2 months; and found a huge phytobezoar associated with two gastric polyps in endoscopic examination.