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Bezoar
Alternate Names : Hairball, Trichobezoar
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Bezoar Diagnosis & Tests
The child may have a lump in the abdomen (stomach) that can be felt by the health care provider. A barium swallow X-ray will show the mass in the stomach, sometimes a scope if used (endoscopy) to directly visualize the bezoar.
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• Definition
• Bezoar Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Bezoar Symptoms & Signs
• Bezoar Prevention
• Bezoar Diagnosis & Tests
• Bezoar Treatment
• Bezoar Prognosis
• Bezoar Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Dehydration
Tests & Exams
• EGD - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Upper GI and Small Bowel Series
Other Topics
• Indigestion
• Lump in the Abdomen
• Nausea and Vomiting
Review Date : 10/30/2003
Reviewed By : Philip L. Graham III, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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