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  • Title: An unusually high incidence of gastrointestinal obstruction by persimmon bezoars in Israeli patients after ulcer surgery.
    Author: Moriel EZ, Ayalon A, Eid A, Rachmilewitz D, Krausz MM, Durst AL.
    Journal: Gastroenterology; 1983 Apr; 84(4):752-5. PubMed ID: 6825987.
    Abstract:
    Seventy-seven patients presented with gastrointestinal obstruction due to phytobezoars during a 5-mo period. Most of the patients (88.3%) had a history of persimmon ingestion, and all had previous surgery for ulcer disease. Seventy-one patients were treated surgically; 67 because of intestinal obstruction and 4 for extraction of gastric phytobezoars. Five patients were reoperated once and 1 patient twice because of retained phytobezoars. Six patients were treated conservatively. Seventy-five patients recovered after surgical or conservative therapy, and 2 patients died. Patients who have undergone gastric surgery should be warned about the risk of persimmon ingestion.
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