Endoscopy 1991; 23(6): 346-348
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010714
Case Report

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Treatment of a Gastric Bezoar by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

J. Benes1 , J. Chmel2 , J. Jodl3 , C. Stuka1 , J. Nevoral3
  • 1First Department of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 2Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 3First Department of Paediatric Medicine, Faculty of Paediatric Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)

Abstract

A bezoar of the stomach was diagnosed by X-ray and endoscopy in an 8-year-old boy who presented with intermittent dull epigastric pain. Attempts at endoscopic extraction failed because of the size and hardness of the bezoar. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy was therefore applied using ultrasound to locate the bezoar. Disintegration of the bezoar and spontaneous evacuation of the fragments was achieved.