-
Review
-
Korean J Med. 2006;71(1):212-212.
- A Case of Huge Gastric Phytobezoar Removed by Endoscope Using Argon Plasma
-
Byung Wook Ha*, Ji Hoon Kim, Young Tak Seo, Sang Su Bae, Mi Jin Kim, Young Hwan Ham, Hyung Jun Chu
-
.
- A Case of Huge Gastric Phytobezoar Removed by Endoscope Using Argon Plasma
-
, , , , , ,
-
국립의료원 내과
-
- Abstract
- Bezoars are persistent concretions of indigestible materials such as foods or foreign bodies, usually found in the stomach. With
a significant development of endoscopic techniques, there are many reports of removal of bezoars using such as endoscopic
forceps, snares, electrohydraulic lithotripsy, laser. However, there is no report of treatment of bezoar using argon plasma in
Korea yet. Argon plasma coagulation is a monopolar non-contact electrosurgical technique, which allows decreased risk of
perforation and tissue damages by no vaporization, minimal carbonization and maintaining constant temperature. We report a
case of a 71-year-old man presenting with epigastric pain who had a 11¡¿11¡¿8 cm sized huge gastric phytobezoar found by
endoscope. We broke the bezoar to pieces with argon plasma coagulator and then crushed by forceps and extracted the
fragments by endoscopic basket. We removed the bezoar safely, without any complication.
Keywords :
