Recently, the Endoscopy Center of the First People’s Hospital of Fuyang District admitted a patient with a stomach stone measuring 12 x 10 x 8 cm, which is equivalent to the size of an adult fist. Jiang Jianhua, director of the hospital’s endoscopy center, said that gastrolith patients are not common, but there are still about 10 patients every year. The gastrolith treated this time is the largest one he has seen as a doctor for decades. related to food.
Two operations before and after
The gastric stones were removed
Aunt Xu, who is in her 50s, is from Dongzhou Street. Some time ago, she went to the first district hospital for treatment because of abdominal pain, bloating and other symptoms. She told the doctor that the stomach discomfort had been going on for a few days. After gastroscopy, Jiang Jianhua found that there was a 12×10×8 cm cylindrical gastrolith in the patient’s stomach, and the friction of the gastrolith caused a 2.5 cm long ulcer, which had reached the muscle layer.
△ A doctor’s examination found that Aunt Xu’s stomach stones were as big as an adult fist
“If she A few days later, there may be perforation, heavy bleeding, etc., which is very dangerous.” Jiang Jianhua said. Immediately, he used a cutting knife and a mesh device to break up and take out the stomach stone under a painless gastroscope. The operation was performed twice before and after. “In the first operation, part of the stomach stones were broken first. These stones filled the stomach like porridge, which made it impossible to see the internal situation. The patient had to rest for two hours before continuing.” Twice The operation took about an hour and a half, and the doctor finally cleaned up the fist-sized stone in Aunt Xu’s stomach.
The formation of stomach stones
Related to hawthorn, persimmon, black dates and other foods
Why are there stones in the stomach?
Jiang Jianhua explained that gastroliths refer to the formation of solids or hard lumps in the stomach of certain substances eaten, which can be divided into vegetable gastroliths, animal gastroliths, drug-induced gastroliths and mixed gastroliths. stone. The most common in daily life is vegetable gastrolith, which is caused by eating hawthorn, persimmon, black date and other foods. Because these foods, especially immature fruits, have a high content of tannic acid, which can form tannic acid protein after contacting with gastric acid, which is difficult to dissolve in water, deposited in the stomach, and then condensed with pectin and vegetable fibers. After the block, a gastrolith is formed. “When we eat raw persimmons, the astringency is caused by tannic acid. Most of the patients in Fuyang eat persimmons and hawthorns on an empty stomach, causing stones.”
This is the case with Aunt Xu. One night a week ago, she felt a little hungry, so she ate a packet of hawthorn at home. After that, a thick condensate formed in the stomach, which became bigger and bigger like a snowball, and “grown” into a fist size in a week, which could not be discharged and could only be removed by surgery.
What are the treatments for gastroliths?
Jiang Jianhua said that the current treatment methods for gastrolith include drug therapy, endoscopic lithotripsy, and surgical treatment. For those with large, hard and insoluble gastroliths, surgical treatment is required. In daily life, if you feel any discomfort, you must go to the hospital for examination in time.
How to prevent stomach stones?
To avoid eating a lot of hawthorn, persimmons, etc. on an empty stomach, it is not advisable to drink too much water at the same time to prevent the formation of stomach stones.
What are the common types of stones that occur in humans?
How can these stones be treated and prevented?
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△Source: Life Times
Reporter Zhou Xiaolu Correspondent Yang Jie
Editor Li Sisi