Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of bezoar patients
| n (%) | |
| Total | 31 |
| Female | 18 (58.1) |
| Median age (yr, range) | 74 (10-93) |
| Past histories | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (9.7) |
| Surgery of gastrointestinal tract | 11 (35.5) |
| Symptoms | |
| Pain | 11 (35.5) |
| Bloody or tarry stool | 5 (16.1) |
| Abdominal fullness | 5 (16.1) |
| Discomfort | 5 (16.1) |
| Anemia | 4 (12.9) |
| Difficulty of swallowing | 3 (9.7) |
| Hematemesis | 3 (9.7) |
| Nausea | 3 (9.7) |
| Anorexia | 1 (3.2) |
| Faint | 1 (3.2) |
| None | 3 (9.7) |
| Bezoar location | |
| Stomach | 29 (93.5) |
| Small intestine | 2 (6.5) |
| Diagnosis modality | |
| Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | 23 (74.2) |
| Computed tomography | 8 (25.8) |
| Complications of bezoar | |
| Gastric ulcer | 201 (64.5) |
| Ileus | 31 (9.7) |
| Reflux esophagitis | 1 (3.2) |
| Acute gastric mucosal lesions | 1 (3.2) |
| Duodenal ulcer | 1 (3.2) |
| None | 6 (19.4) |
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One patient presented with both gastric ulcer and ileus.