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==Background==
*Mass within the gastrointestinal system 
*Made up of organic or inorganic material 
*Commonly from eating hair or indigestible materials 
*Risk factors include intellectual disability or emotional disturbance
*More common females aged 10 to 19 years of age

===Risk Factors===
*Gastric dysmotility
*Gastric outlet obstruction
*Dehydration
*Medications
**[[Anticholinergic]]
**[[Opiates]]

===Types of Bezoars===
*Food boluses
*Lactobezoar (seen in premature infants receiving formula)
*Pharmacobezoars (medications, especially overdoses of sustained-release medications
*Phytobezoars (indigestible plant  material)
*Trichobezoar (hair)

==Clinical Features==
*Indigestion
*[[Abdominal pain]]
*[[Nausea and vomiting]]
*[[Diarrhea]]
*Gastric ulcers

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Abdominal Pain DDX Epigastric}}
*See [[Nausea and vomiting]]

==Evaluation==

==Management==
*Removal either endoscopically if small but may require surgical removal when large

==Disposition==

==See Also==
*[[Ingested foreign body]]

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==References==
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