Trichobezoar of urinary bladder with secondary calculus: case report.
A trichobezoar with a calculus in the center was diagnosed in a young woman on long-term urethral catheter drainage. Urologists need to be aware of this potentially preventable complication to save patients from significant morbidity.
Rao
Amrith Raj
AR
Department of Urology, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK. amrithrao@yahoo.com
Hussein
Akhtar
A
Motiwala
Hanif
H
D000328:Adult; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000209:etiology*