A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium
Joint Authors
Okada, Hiroyuki
Urata, Haruo
Hirata, Shoichiro
Ueki, Toru
Hanabata, Tetsuro
Takeda, Sho
Teraoka, Akira
Iwamuro, Masaya
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 68-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with bezoar in the stomach, which was endoscopically retrieved.
The bezoar was composed of bilirubin calcium, calcium carbonate, and fatty acid calcium.
Due to the presence of bilirubin calcium in the bezoar, we performed imaging studies of the bile duct; gallstones and common bile duct stones were identified.
Although bezoar with components similar to bile is infrequently encountered, our findings suggest that a bezoar originating from bile should be considered among the differential diagnoses in patients without a recent consumption history of persimmons who demonstrate a mass in the digestive tract.
This case highlights the importance of component analysis of gastric bezoars because its findings may alter the treatment plan.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iwamuro, Masaya& Urata, Haruo& Hirata, Shoichiro& Ueki, Toru& Hanabata, Tetsuro& Takeda, Sho…[et al.]. 2019. A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iwamuro, Masaya…[et al.]. A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Iwamuro, Masaya& Urata, Haruo& Hirata, Shoichiro& Ueki, Toru& Hanabata, Tetsuro& Takeda, Sho…[et al.]. A Bezoar Composed of Bilirubin Calcium, Calcium Carbonate, and Fatty Acid Calcium. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136237
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136237