PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ulukent, Suat C.
AU  - Ozgun, Yigit M.
AU  - Sahbaz, Nuri A.
TI  - A modified technique for the laparoscopic management of large gastric bezoars
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2016.9.14590
DP  - 2016 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1022--1024
VI  - 37
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/9/1022.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/37/9/1022.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2016 Sep 01; 37
AB  - Bezoar is an intraluminal mass formed by the accumulation of undigested material anywhere in the gastrointestinal system. Most of small bezoars are removed by gastrointestinal endoscopy, while the best approach for the larger ones is surgical removal. Currently, laparoscopic technique is successfully used in the treatment of bezoars, which are used to be managed by open surgery. In the laparoscopic treatment of bezoars, contamination of peritoneal cavity is a major problem. We describe a modified laparoscopic technique in which an endobag is placed in the stomach instead of the peritoneal cavity in order to avoid spillage of the bezoar during laparoscopic removal.