Oesophagus Bezoar Diagnosed and Removed Endoscopically

Abstract

The authors describe the rare case of bezoar in the oesophagus. Their patient was sent to their Clinics with a diagnosed oesophageal tumor. The exact diagnosis was established by endoscopical examination. The bezoar was removed by endoscope, therefore, an operation was not necessary.

Endoscopic versus Surgical Intervention for Jejunal Bezoar Formation

“…Management of phytobezoars depends on their anatomic location. Gastric bezoars are typically managed endoscopically with mechanical fragmentation via biopsy forceps, polypectomy snares, lithotripsy, or argon plasma coagulation 12-17. Surgical removal is considered when one or more of these methods have failed 18.…”

Endoscopic versus Surgical Intervention for Jejunal Bezoar Formation

“…Gastric bezoars are typically managed endoscopically with mechanical fragmentation via biopsy forceps, polypectomy snares, lithotripsy, or argon plasma coagulation. [12][13][14][15][16][17] Surgical removal is considered when one or more of these methods have failed. 18 Intestinal bezoars, on the other hand, are conventionally treated via surgical intervention.…”

Successful endoscopic treatment of gastric phytobezoar: A case report

“…Endoscopic fragmentation or aspiration is the best alternative among non-invasive procedures and should be preferred to surgical treatment except for complicated cases in which small bowel occlusion or GI perforation has developed. A large amount of techniques to treat bezoars by endoscopy have been described in literature: fragmentation with biopsy forceps [13] , use of polypectomy snares [14] , lithotripsy [15] , aspiration with a large channel endoscope [16] . Large gastric bezoars frequently need time-consuming or multiple sessions to obtain a complete fragmentation of the foreign body [17] .…”