Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction in children: two cases report.
A trichobezoar is a mass of cumulated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. The authors report two cases of a trichobezoar obstructing the terminal ileum in one and the jejunum in another.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Fez, Fez, Morocco.
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Khattala
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Boujraf
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Rami
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Elmadi
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Afifi
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Sbai
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Harandou
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Bouabdallah