Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: BMC Surg. 2006 Feb 16;6:4.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Gastrointestinal obstruction due to plaster ingestion: a case-report.

Yegane RA, Bashashati M, Bashtar R, Ahmadi M.

Department of Surgery, Loqman-Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Yeganeh33_r@yahoo.com

BACKGROUND: Plaster ingestion forming gastric bezoar is a strange way to attempt suicide and this method has not yet been reported. It may lead to a mechanical obstruction of the gut, especially the pyloric region, and could manifest with abdominal pain, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, and fullness. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein we report a case of a 37 year-old woman presenting with plaster ingestion and gastric outlet obstruction, who underwent surgery. At six months follow-up the patient was fully recovered. CONCLUSION: Plaster has no toxic or erosive effects. Endoscopic or surgical removing of such material is recommended. Moreover, psychiatric intervention and management is imperative to prevent recurrence in such cases.

PMID: 16483375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1386707

Related Articles

Recent Activity