@article{ref1,
title="Unusual acute formed gastric bezoars due to plaster ingestion successfully treated by gastric irrigation: report of two cases",
journal="Emergency radiology",
year="2008",
author="Sanei Taheri, Morteza and Kharrazi, Seyyed Mohammad and Haghighatkhah, Hamid Reza and Moharamzad, Yashar",
volume="15",
number="5",
pages="357-359",
abstract="Bezoars usually present as a mass in the stomach. One of the uncommon causes of bezoars is ingestion of plaster in a suicidal attempt. We present here two patients with acute formed gastric bezoars due to plaster ingestion. Their main complaints were abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Clinical examination revealed a slightly distended abdomen and a palpable mass in the epigastric region. Plain abdominal radiograph showed plaster casts in the stomach. They were successfully treated by insertion of a nasogastric tube and gastric irrigation using saline solution over 24 h. Post-treatment abdominal X-ray showed dissolved plaster passing through the small intestines and the colon. The treatment course was uneventful, and finally patients were discharged with good condition and referred to a psychiatric clinic for treatment of underlying psychological disorder.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1070-3004",
doi="10.1007/s10140-007-0684-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0684-z"
}