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. 2005 Mar 28;11(12):1813–1817. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1813

Table 3.

Diagnostic procedures in the study.

n %
Plain abdominal graphy (n = 32)
Gastric nonhomogenous mass 2 6.25
Intestinal air and air-fluid levels 16 50
Ultrasonography (n = 10)
Intestinal dilatation and wall thickeness 10 100
Hyperechogenous gastric mass 1 10
Barium studies (n = 13)
Filling defect in stomach or small intestines 11 84.61
(One of them diagnosed as bezoar)
CT-scan (n = 8)
Dilated intestinal loops 6 75
Intraluminal masses with gas bubbles and hypodense areas
-Stomach 2 25
-Duodenum 1 12.25
-Duodenum+jejunum 1 12.25
Endoscopy (n = 16) Bezoar is seen 13 81.25