Gastric and intestinal trichobezoar--a case report

J Indian Med Assoc. 2004 Sep;102(9):516, 518.

Abstract

Trichobezoars can occur in young females usually with a history of some underlying behaviour disorder. An eighteen-year-old female presented with a fixed right upper quadrant mass. On investigation, a huge mass consisting of hair was found in the stomach, extending into the small intestine. The mass was removed in toto by a standard gastrotomy incision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bezoars / diagnosis*
  • Bezoars / surgery*
  • Female
  • Gastrostomy
  • Hair
  • Humans
  • Intestines / pathology
  • Intestines / surgery
  • Stomach / pathology
  • Stomach / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome