Two-channel method for retrieval of gastric trichobezoar: report of a case.
Large gastric trichobezoars usually are difficult to remove gastroscopically without gradual fragmentation. Surgical retrieval of trichobezoars may be recommended, which requires laparotomy and gastrotomy. The authors report a case in which an 11-year-old girl with a trichobezoar underwent successful removal using gastroscopy with laparoscopically assisted fragmentation.
Kanetaka
Kengo
K
Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Hospital, and Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan.
Azuma
Takashi
T
Ito
Shinichiro
S
Matsuo
Shigetoshi
S
Yamaguchi
Satoshi
S
Shirono
Kenji
K
Kanematsu
Takashi
T
D001630:Bezoars / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach