gastrointestinal disorders
Bezoars
Etiology of Bezoars
Phytobezoarscan occur in adult patients as a postoperative complication after gastric bypass or partial gastrectomy, especially when partial gastrectomy is accompanied by vagotomy. Trichobezoarsmost commonly occur in young females with psychiatric disorders who chew and swallow their own hair. Lactobezoarscan occur in milk-fed infants. Delayed gastric emptying due to Diabetes Mellitus (DM) , Other predisposing factors include hypochlorhydria, diminished antral motility, and incomplete mastication; these factors are more common among older people, who are thus at higher risk of bezoar formation. 