Upper Gastrointestinal Manifestation of Bezoars and the Etiological Factors: A Literature Review

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"></td><td class="align_center">Medical disorders</td><td class="align_center">Anatomic abnormalities</td><td class="align_center">Gastric motility disorders</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Comorbid conditions</td><td class="align_center">Rapunzel syndrome<br/>Anorexia nervosa &amp; bulimia nervosa<br/>Sickle cell &amp; gastrointestinal amyloidosis<br/>Diabetes mellitus &amp; cystic fibrosis<br/>Guillain–Barre syndrome &amp; Bouveret’s syndrome<br/>Hypothyroidism &amp; renal failure<br/>Scleroderma &amp; myotonic dystrophy<br/>Ménétrier’s disease<br/>Hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria</td><td class="align_center">Gastric diverticula<br/>Gastric outlet obstruction<br/>Pyloric stenosis<br/>Cholecystogastric fistula<br/>Cholecystoduodenal fistula</td><td class="align_center">Gastroparesis<br/>Diabetic gastroparesis<br/>Idiopathic gastroparesis<br/>Postsurgical gastroparesis<br/>Previous gastric surgeries</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Most common comorbid conditions associated with gastric bezoars.</div>

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