TY - JOUR
T1 - The Diet Pill That Worked
AU - Gebhard, Roger L.
AU - Albrecht, Jeff
PY - 1990/3/8
Y1 - 1990/3/8
N2 - To the Editor: At 7 p.m., a middle-aged, obese man with a history of intermittent dysphagia was seen at the emergency room of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He reported complete inability to eat or drink for approximately 12 hours. Earlier that morning he had taken a moderate-sized diet tablet composed primarily of guar gum and grapefruit fiber. Shortly thereafter complete dysphagia developed, with prompt regurgitation after any attempted ingestion of a solid or liquid. Endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract revealed a 2-by-3-cm soft, fibrous bezoar impacted in a distal esophageal stricture that was benign and moderately tight.
AB - To the Editor: At 7 p.m., a middle-aged, obese man with a history of intermittent dysphagia was seen at the emergency room of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He reported complete inability to eat or drink for approximately 12 hours. Earlier that morning he had taken a moderate-sized diet tablet composed primarily of guar gum and grapefruit fiber. Shortly thereafter complete dysphagia developed, with prompt regurgitation after any attempted ingestion of a solid or liquid. Endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract revealed a 2-by-3-cm soft, fibrous bezoar impacted in a distal esophageal stricture that was benign and moderately tight.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199003083221019
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199003083221019
M3 - Letter
C2 - 2154692
AN - SCOPUS:0025344032
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 322
SP - 702
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 10
ER -