Author(s): Castro, L. ; Berenguer, A. ; Pilar, C. ; Goncalves, R. ; Nunes, J. L.
Date: 2014
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33006
Origin: Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, E.P.E.
Subject(s): lactobezoars; pre-term; oesophageal atresia; Madeira Island; recorrent gastric lactobezoar; Portugal; infant
Lactobezoars are a type of bezoar composed of undigested milk and mucus. The aetiology is likely multifactorial, being classically described in association with pre-term, low-birth weight infants fed with hyperconcentrated formula. The authors present a case of lactobezoar recurrence in a pre-term infant with oesophageal atresia. To our knowledge, this is the first report of recurrence of lactobezoar.
