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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb 16:6:4.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-6-4.

Gastrointestinal obstruction due to plaster ingestion: a case-report

Rooh-Allah Yegane  1 , Mohammad Bashashati, Reza Bashtar, Mina Ahmadi
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Case Reports

Gastrointestinal obstruction due to plaster ingestion: a case-report

Rooh-Allah Yegane et al. BMC Surg. .

Abstract

Background: Plaster ingestion forming gastric bezoar is a strange way to attempt suicide and this method has not yet been reported. It may lead to a mechanical obstruction of the gut, especially the pyloric region, and could manifest with abdominal pain, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, and fullness.

Case presentation: Herein we report a case of a 37 year-old woman presenting with plaster ingestion and gastric outlet obstruction, who underwent surgery. At six months follow-up the patient was fully recovered.

Conclusion: Plaster has no toxic or erosive effects. Endoscopic or surgical removing of such material is recommended. Moreover, psychiatric intervention and management is imperative to prevent recurrence in such cases.

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gastric cast on plain abdominal film.
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Whitish foreign body removed from the stomach.
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