title: An intragastric trichobezoar: computerised tomographic appearance.
abstract: A 26-year-old lady presented with a history of abdominal pain and distension since two months. The ultrasound examination showed an epigastric mass, which was delineated as a filling defect in the stomach on barium studies. The computerised tomographic scan showed a gastric mass with pockets of air in it, without post-contrast enhancement. This case highlights the characteristic appearance on computerised tomography of a bezoar within the stomach, a feature that is not commonly described in medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India. kemrad@vsnl.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed