title: Intestinal trichobezoar with perforation in a child.
abstract: A 4-year-old girl presented with a history and examination results suggestive of peritonitis. Exploration of abdomen was done with suspicion of enteric perforation, which showed long ileal trichobezoar with perforation of .5-cm diameter. The stomach was devoid to any fragment of bezoar. There was no history of hair eating and nervous habits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology