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Reporter Kim Ye-kyung's story
On the 21st (local time), a 38-year-old Vietnamese man, identified as "A," visited a local hospital after experiencing stomach pain and vomiting for two weeks. A gastroscopy revealed food debris in his stomach. However, the hospital did not remove it and only prescribed medication. When the medication did not alleviate his symptoms, he visited the 108th Central Military Hospital, a general hospital in Vietnam. After undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, he was diagnosed with a bezoar. The medical staff explained, "A bezoar is a stone that forms when foreign matter continuously accumulates in the stomach," and "We cut the bezoar into pieces and removed it." Because it was discovered early, Mr. A did not develop complications such as ulcers or stomach bleeding. He has since been discharged. He stated, "I've been eating a lot of tropical fruits that look similar to figs lately," especially for breakfast on an empty stomach. The medical team stated, "Foods high in fiber and tannin, such as persimmons, guavas, figs, and bamboo shoots, can cause bezoars," adding, "Eating them on an empty stomach is especially likely to cause bezoars to precipitate and stick to the stomach." Tannin is a type of polyphenol, an antioxidant, and produces a bitter taste when consumed.
Depending on the cause, bezoars can be classified as plant bezoars or hair bezoars. Bezoars can also occur after ingesting foreign substances such as cotton, plastic, or paper. Plant bezoars are formed when the fiber and tannins in persimmons or plums coagulate with stomach acid. Hair bezoars are formed when adolescents or children with mental illness ingest hair, forming a net that mixes with food.
The most common symptom of a bezoar is abdominal pain. Other common symptoms include upper abdominal discomfort, an abdominal mass, nausea, and vomiting, which can lead to loss of appetite and weight loss. If a bezoar remains in the stomach for a long time, it can damage the stomach lining, potentially leading to ulcers, bleeding, or anemia. Furthermore, gastrointestinal obstruction can occur, potentially requiring surgery.
Treatment for bezoars includes endoscopic removal, surgery, and medication. Endoscopic removal primarily involves cutting the bezoar with forceps or a snare before removing it. Another method, electrohydraulic lithotripsy (ELL), uses a laser to crush and remove the stones.
Methods for removing bezoars using medication include the use of protein-degrading enzymes like cellulase and the ingestion of cola to dissolve the stones. Another method, which involves injecting cola into the bezoar via an endoscope, has also been introduced. However, if the stones do not break up despite treatment or if they pass through the stomach into the small intestine, causing an intestinal obstruction, surgical removal is required.
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Information about the stone is also available today
This is my first time finding out about it
I've heard that there are stones in places like the appendix.
Do stones form above too?