Annals of Health and Health Sciences
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Lactobezoar–A Rare Gastric Disorder

1MBBS, M.S. (Human Anatomy), Associate Dean-Academics, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy; D.Y. Patil Educational Society, Deemed to be University, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College; Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

2MBBS, D.M.R.E., Consulting Radiologist. Director I Lab Diagnostic Ichalkaranji and Eureka Diagnostics and Research Centre, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Lactobezoar is an indigestible foreign body that accumulates into the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. It is formed by the amalgamation of mucus and milk. It is commonly seen in milk-fed infants; leading to gastric obstruction and perforation. Gastric bezoar is rare and found in children and young women. Here, we present a case of 18-month-old male baby suffering from lactobezoar.

Keywords

Bezoar, Gastrointestinal, Lactobezoar, N-acetylcysteine, Gastrointestinal obstruction