Gastric and intestinal lactobezoars.

Indian J Gastroenterol

King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Al-Gassim, Saudi Arabia.

Published: July 2001

Two male full-term infants presented with unusual features of lactobezoar. One had gastric disease while the other had small bowel bezoar. The gastric lactobezoar was managed medically while the intestinal one required surgical intervention.

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