title: Uncommon Presentation of Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report.
abstract: Every material that gastrointestinal system cannot digest will make a bezoar. Trichobezoar is the result of hair ingestion whether self-hair or from others and is not a common disorder in humans. It is a hairball, which mostly has been seen in females at teenage, or adolescence. It usually locates in stomach but in rare conditions, it will pass through the intestine, and make the Rapunzel syndrome. Herein we present a 13-year-old girl suffering from gastric trichobezoar presenting with failure to thrive.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeraatian
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Dept. of Clinical Research, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ameri
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Research, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran, Iran ; School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hanif
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabesh
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nazafarin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamalzadeh
keywords: Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoar; Trichophagia