title: Trichobezoars Detected and Treated Based on Plain Radiography.
abstract: Bezoars are conglomerations of indigestible material that become trapped in the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case of an 8-year-old female child diagnosed with a gastric bezoar solely on plain radiography and treated with abdominal surgical exploration and removal. In addition, traditional characteristic radiographic findings and treatment options for bezoars found in the current literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23708.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrows
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vachon
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134.
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Campin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134.
authors.forename: Romeo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ignacio
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods*; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery