[Gastric trichobezoar: a case report (author's transl)]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1981 Sep-Oct;3(5):429-30.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We describe the case of an 11 years old girl admitted to investigate an abdominal mass. The patient presented with abdominal pain, halitosis, exhaustion, started about 1 year prior to admission. An upper gastrointestinal tract with barium and a gastric endoscopy showed a massive trichobezoar which was then surgically removed. A detailed medical history revealed a prolonged habit of trichophagia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bezoars / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Stomach Diseases / surgery*