title: Giant trichobezoar and gastric perforation in a normal healthy woman.
abstract: We present a case report of a mentally healthy woman who had gastric trichobezoar leading to perforation. A pertinent review of literature is included.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. amasingh@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Amanpal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kochar
authors.forename: Advitya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013270:Stomach; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed