Comprehensive diagnostic and medical endoscopy of gastric diseases prior to planning a surgical intervention for cardiovascular disorders: a case study of a bezoar

Abstract

Big bezoars are rare foreign bodies of the stomach. In the literature, the problem of bezoars has been described mainly as isolated clinical cases. In this publication we present a case of endoscopic removal of a big bezoar, along with the diagnostics and treatment of concomitant erosive and ulcerative lesions, as well as detection of a gastric malignancy (tubular adenoma with severely dysplastic foci). The active endoscopic approach allowed for a timely preparation of the patient for a reconstructive surgery on the low extremity vasculature. The paper may be of interest for internists, gastroenterologists, surgeons, providing them with a motivation to perform a regular follow up of upper gastrointestinal tract in patients after surgical interventions on the stomach and duodenum. This clinical observation is a good example for endoscopists of a successful diagnostics and treatment of a rare comorbid disorder.

Keywords

• phytobezoar
• endoscopic surgical procedure
• cardiovascular disease
• gastric ulcer
• gastric adenoma