Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is used for the management of morbid obesity. Phytobezoars are rarely reported as a complication of this operation and are usually extracted by endoscopic means. We report a 48 year-old male subjected to a gastric banding, that consulted for progressive dysphagia, six months after the operation. A barium meal x-ray examination demonstrated the presence of a bezoar that was dissolved in one week using papain. A control barium meal confirmed the disappearance of the bezoar (Rev Med Chile 2008; 136: 1457-9).
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Breakeit, Sarah A.
Gheshayan, Sultanah
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Gheshayan, Sultanah
Alamri, Bader A.
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Alamri, Bader A.
Albalwi, Emad F.
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Albalwi, Emad F.
Alharbi, Nasser A.
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Alhabdan, Sultan
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