Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction.
Trichobezoar is a rare clinical entity. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. We report a case of subacute bowel obstruction in a 7-year-old girl which required resection of the involved ileal segment and release of small bowel adhesions.
Varma
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Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Tata Tea Limited, Munnar, Kerala.
Sudhindra
B K
BK
D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*