title: Trichobezoars in children: therapeutic complications.
abstract: Trichobezoars are concretions formed by the accumulation of hair or fibers in the gastrointestinal tract, usually associated with underlying psychiatric disorders in females between 13 and 20 years old. Endoscopy, the gold standard for diagnosis, brings some additional advantages: sample taking, size reducing and, rarely, mass removal. This study shows that endoscopy can cause severe complications resulting in a surgical emergency.
authors: Surgical Pediatrics Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Verona. giacomelloluca@hotmail.com.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mariotto
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Peretti
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Scirè
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Mantovani
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Zambaldo
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pani
authors: F Saverio
authors: FS
authors: Camoglio
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Giacomello
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans