Abstract
Two patients with bezoars (the maximum diameter : 6cm) complicated with gastric ulcer were reported. The bezoars could be removed by a one-channel f iberscope. Case I : A 70-year-old female was admitted to our hospital due to epigastric indisposition, anorexia, and hunger epigastric dull pain following the intake of persimmons. A henegg-sized bezoar found in her stomach was excised and orally removed using Olympus GIF-D3 with basket forceps . Case II: A 21-year-old female, who had taken a large amount of seaweed for several years, experienced nausea, pyrosis and hunger epigastric pain several months before comming to our hospital. An eagle's egg-sized bezoar found in the patient's stomach was excised and orally removed by Olympus GIF-Q with snare forceps and basket forceps. With these cases, we confirmed the feasibility of a one-channel open fiberscope for the removal of bezoar, that was previously thought difficult due to the mobility of bezoars.
