Bezoars can occur in different locations along the GI tract, such as the stomach, small intestine, or colon. If a bezoar is in the large intestine, it is known as a fecalith.

Bezoars are compact masses of undigested material that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach, and can occasionally travel into the intestines, leading to obstruction.

Of all the bezoars, trichobezoars are the most common. But none of them are particularly easy to spot. On CT scans, bezoars can be indistinguishable from food in the stomach unless there's an oral ...

Bezoars are collections of indigestible matter that accumulate in parts of our digestive system such as the stomach, intestines, and windpipe and that can remain hidden for years.

The hairy bezoar extracted from the woman’s stomach. ©Verdi Cevallos Balda General Hospital. The mass that doctors pulled from her stomach was measured to be 16 inches long and weighed 2 pounds.

If left untreated, gastroparesis may lead to bezoars, which are masses that develop in the stomach and rarely lead to life threatening infections from intestinal blockages. Persistent vomiting and ...