title: Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Tata Tea Limited, Munnar, Kerala.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sudhindra
mesh_terms: 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*