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Bezoar
- Pathophysiology
- Mass of hair, fibers, and other indigestible materials
- Found in stomach or intestines
- Symptoms
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Constipation alternating with Diarrhea
- Epigastric Pain and bloating
- Signs
- Palpable upper abdominal mass
- Diagnosis
- Upper GI
- Displacement of barium by mass
- May show radiopaque materials in bezoar
- Endoscopy (EGD)
- Mass of hair, vegetable fibers, seeds and materials
- Upper GI
Bezoars (C0005332) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | Concretions of swallowed hair, fruit or vegetable fibers, or similar substances found in the alimentary canal. |
| Concepts | Substance (T167) |
| MSH | D001630 |
| English | Bezoar, Bezoars |
| Spanish | bezoar |
| Parent Concepts | Foreign Bodies (C0016542) |
| Sources | MSH, MTH, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
