Huge plastic bezoar: a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction.

ABSTRACT

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.