Table 1.

Comparing Various Available Reports of Laparoscopic Gastric Bezoar Removal

Authors and Year	Technique	Gastrostomy Closure	Retrieval	Size of Bezoar/Time	Recovery	Follow-up
Nirasawa et al 1998	4 ports, Gastrostomy with electrocautery	Intracorporeal two layered closure	Direct	11 cm, 185 g, 300 min	Uncomplicated	Psychiatry OPD follow up
Yao et al 2000	3 Ports, Anterior longitudinal gastrostomy	Intracorporeal two layers	Surgical gloves, Piecemeal	-	Oral intake POD3, Uneventful recovery	-
Shami et al 2007	Supine, 3 ports, Anterior gastrostomy using ultrasonic scalpel	Intracorporeal Vicryl 2-0	Endobag, Piecemeal	17 cm, 720 g, 220 min	Oral intake POD1, Discharge POD3, Wound infection	1yr, Uneventful
Palanivelu et al 2007	Anterior gastrostomy with stay sutures	Through abdominal retrieval incision	Endobag	-	Oral intake POD3, Discharge POD5	2yrs, Uneventful
Song et al 2007	4 Ports, Anterior gastrostomy, Monopolar cautery	Endo-GIA staplers	Endobag, Piecemeal	7 cm, -, 50 min	Oral intake POD3, Discharge POD6, Uncomplicated	-
Meyer-Rochow et al 2007	Lloyd Davis position, 5 ports, Gastrostomy with electrocautery	Intracorporeal two layers	Endobag, Piecemeal	180 min	Oral intake POD2, Discharge POD3, Uneventful	Pregnancy clinic
Sharma et al 2010	Lloyd Davis, 3 ports, Anterior gastrostomy with ultrasonic scissors	Through abdominal retrieval incision	Endobag, Piecemeal	20 cm, 450 g, 150 min	Oral intake POD5, Discharge POD7, Wound Infection	21 months, Uneventful.