title: Duodenal trichobezoar caused by compression of the superior mesenteric artery.
abstract: Trichobezoars can occur in young women who have a history of trichotillomania, trichophagia, gastric dysmotility, and psychiatric dysfunction. A 6-year-old anorexic girl presented with a fixed right-upper-quadrant abdominal mass. Exploratory celiotomy for a duodenal trichobezoar led to removal of the large foreign body, via a duodenotomy, and prompted a Ladd procedure, in which the duodenum was moved from beneath the compressing superior mesenteric artery to relieve underlying duodenal narrowing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8191, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Doski
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Priebe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chumas
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000473:pathology*