Abstract
A gastric bezoar complicated the postoperative course of three children following successful hepatic transplantation. Two patients had evidence of extremely erratic absorption of the cyclosporine (CSA) used for im-munosuppression. Gastric bezoars usually occur in patients with gastric dysmotility and/or patients ingesting poorly digestible material. Although several factors may contribute to bezoar formation after hepatic transplantation, a major predisposing factor may be the administration of the large quantities of olive oil required for solubilization of CSA.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-122 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1989 |
Keywords
- Bezoar
- Cyclosporine
- Hepatic transplantation
- Lipid