Persimmon fruit contains the tannin shibuol, which polymerizes in the stomach. Because of this, persimmon fruit bezoars are usually very hard; They may or may not respond well to conservative or …

Surgery carries the risk of complications. A huge filling defect with barium intermixed in its interstices is seen in the dilated stomach of this patient with a bezoar (blue arrow). The image is from an upper gastrointestinal series.