Pharmacobezoar - A rare case presented as gastric outlet obstruction

Abstract

BEZOARS are retained concretions of indigestible foreign material that accumulate and conglomerate in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. Prevalence of bezoar is 0.4%. Bezoars are classified in four categories: phytobezoars; trichobezoars; pharmacobezoars; lactobezoars. A 58-year-old man admitted with complains of pain abdomen and recurrent vomiting since last 3 months. Upper GI endoscopic biopsy reported - chronic gastritis with very occasional non-caseating epitheloid granuloma in lamina propria, no evidence of neoplasia? Crohn's disease. Keeping Crohn's as diagnosis patient was given mesalamine 400 mg tid by gastrophyscian. But patient did not respond so the patient was advised surgical management. Repeat UGI endoscopy revealed multiple pills (mesalamine) in the stomach with gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Around 40 pills were extracted with the help of flower basket, and then patient develope GOO and underwent Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy and truncal vagotomy.