oesophageal bezoar induced by black beans successfully removed by associating endoscopy and oral sodium bicarbonate
Journal | Volume 76 - 2013 |
Issue | Fasc.3 - Letters |
Author(s) | Miao-Yan Chen, Zhi-Qiang Ying |
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Department of internal medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China. |
Bezoar in the oesophagus is infrequent. There is no report about raw black beans as possible cause. Black beans are the folk prescription for treating chronic consti- pation in China. We report a case of oesophageal bezoar in a patient with normal oesophagus. |
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