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  • Title: Intragastric gallstone-induced bezoar: an unusual cause of acute gastric outlet obstruction.
    Author: Tadros GM, Draganescu JM, Clarke LE, Albornoz MA.
    Journal: South Med J; 2002 Feb; 95(2):261-4. PubMed ID: 11846258.
    Abstract:
    Bezoars are an uncommon cause of acute gastric outlet obstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bezoar formed around a gallstone that migrated to the stomach via a cholecystogastric fistula. Our patient was a 42-year-old African American woman with long-standing type 2 diabetes. We suspect that diabetic diathesis was the major factor responsible for producing the pathologic derangement of the gallbladder and stomach, which led to development of the bezoar and serious complications.
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