Gastric and intestinal trichobezoar--a case report.
Trichobezoars can occur in young females usually with a history of some underlying behaviour disorder. An eighteen-year-old female presented with a fixed right upper quadrant mass. On investigation, a huge mass consisting of hair was found in the stomach, extending into the small intestine. The mass was removed in toto by a standard gastrotomy incision.
Sharma
Sonal
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Department of Surgery, Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad 201001.
Sharma
Rajeev
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Basu
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D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome