Huge plastic bezoar: a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction.

Bezoars are rare causes of gastrointestinal obstruction. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars, phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. We describe a girl aged 14 years who ingested large amounts of plastic material used for knitting chairs and charpoys. The conglomerate of plastic threads, entrapped food material and other debris, formed a huge mass occupying the whole stomach and extended into small bowel.

Plastic bezoars-a unique introduction in bezoars family.

Bezoars are rare entities in medical science. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars; phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. It was diagnosed preoperatively by esophagogastroduodenoscopy and was removed surgically. The literature on this case is briefly revised.