Novel endoscopic tangential sawing technique in treatment of giant gastric bezoars: a retrospective single-center study (with videos).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.12.040
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS The current methods for treatment of giant gastric bezoars mainly include chemical dissolution, endoscopic fragmentation, and surgical removal, which often have limited curative effects or generate multiple adverse events. Therefore, there is… read more here.
Keywords: technique; gtsf technique; treatment; gastric bezoars ... See more keywords
Giant gastric stromal tumor mimicking as a posterior mediastinal mass
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000012816
Abstract: Rationale: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Mediastinal GISTs are rare and mostly arise from the esophagus. Patient concerns: A 68-year-old woman with dysphagia who presented with… read more here.
Keywords: posterior mediastinal; giant gastric; gastric stromal; mass ... See more keywords
Giant gastric ulcer penetrating the pancreas in a haemodynamically unstable patient
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250527
Abstract: To cite: Bartsokas C, Voulgaris S, Economopoulos N, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2022;15:e250527. doi:10.1136/bcr-2022250527 4th Surgical Department, Panepistemiako Geniko Nosokomeio Attikon, Athens, Greece 4th Department of Surgery, Agrinio General Hospital, Agrinio, Greece 4th Department… read more here.
Keywords: giant gastric; ulcer penetrating; attikon athens; department ... See more keywords
Giant gastric ulcers: Malignancy yield and predictors from a 10-year retrospective single centre cohort
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DOI: 10.1177/2050640618770013
Abstract: Background and study aims Gastric cancer is known to reside in some gastric ulcers but what predicts this association is still unclear. Historically it has been thought that the increasing size of gastric ulcers may… read more here.
Keywords: gastric ulcers; malignancy yield; giant gastric; histology ... See more keywords
Closed-perforation of gastric fundus and gastric outlet obstruction caused by a giant gastric trichobezoar: A case report.
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DOI: 10.5152/ucd.2015.2994
Abstract: A bezoar is a mass formed because of the accumulation of indigestible material in the stomach and/or small intestine. Bezoars are rare but occasionally occur with acute abdomen findings. Bezoars form as a result of… read more here.
Keywords: giant gastric; closed perforation; gastric fundus; gastric trichobezoar ... See more keywords