title: Simultaneous gastric and small intestinal trichobezoars--a hairy problem.
abstract: A trichobezoar represents a mass of accumulated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Isolated gastric trichobezoars, those with extension into the duodenum, and small intestinal trichobezoars have all been described. However, the presence of discrete gastric and intestinal trichobezoars has been rarely presented in the literature. This case report describes synchronous trichobezoars in the stomach and jejunum in a 9-year-old girl presenting with abdominal pain, anorexia, and vomiting. This case emphasizes the role of radiographic imaging in the diagnosis of trichobezoars and the importance of a complete clinical evaluation of the small bowel at the time of removal of an obstructing gastric bezoar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: St Pierre
authors.forename: Aubrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Allan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum; D013270:Stomach