Tennis ball cord combined with endoscopy for giant gastric phytobezoar:A case report  

作　　者：Juan Shu Heng Zhang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastroenterology,The Central Hospital of Wuhan,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430014,Hubei Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2024年第18期3603-3608,共6页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Due to the specificity of Chinese food types,gastric phytobezoars are relatively common in China.Most gastric phytobezoars can be removed by chemical enzyme lysis and endoscopic fragmentation,but the treatment for large phytobezoars is limited,and surgical procedures are often required for this difficult problem.CASE SUMMARY For giant gastric phytobezoars that cannot be dissolved and fragmented by conventional treatment,we have invented a new lithotripsy technique(tennis ball cord combined with endoscopy)for these phytobezoars.This non-interventional treatment was successful in a patient whose abdominal pain was immediately relieved,and the gastroscope-induced ulcer healed well 3 d after lithotripsy.The patient was followed-up for 8 wk postoperatively and showed no discomfort such as abdominal pain.CONCLUSION The combination of tennis ball cord and endoscopy for the treatment of giant gastric phytobezoars is feasible and showed high safety and effectiveness,and can be widely applied in hospitals of all sizes.

关 键 词：Tennis ball cord ENDOSCOPY Giant gastric phytobezoar Case report 

分 类 号：R735.2[医药卫生—肿瘤]