Duodenal Bezoar Following Pyloric-Exclusion Gastrojejunostomy

Abstract

Bezoars are large aggregates of ingested material ranging from hair, fruit fibers, and others [1]. Radiographically, bezoars can mimic gastric neoplasms [2]. Complications from bezoars include small bowel obstruction to life-threatening bowel perforation [3]. Majority of patients with bezoars have some history of abdominal surgery [4,5]. While several cases of bezoars have been reported after gastro-duodenal surgeries, this is the first report of bezoar formation due to pyloric-exclusion gastrojejunostomy.