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Trichobezoar with Gastric Perforation

International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2016
Trichobezoar is a rare disorder in which a collection of swallowed hair and some undigested food particles are retained in the gut. The most common type of bezoar is gastric trichobezoar. It is frequently seen in psychiatric patients (trichotillomania).
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A rare clinic entity: Huge trichobezoar [PDF]

, 2016
IntroductionTrichobezoar is a rare clinical entity in which a ball of hair amasses within the alimentary tract. It can either be found as isolated mass in the stomach or may extend into the intestine.
Sarwari, Mohammad Arif, Saberi, Bismillah, Hamidi, Hidayatullah, Muhammadi, Marzia   +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome leading to multiple bowel perforations: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Although patients with Rapunzel syndrome are often asymptomatic, rare complications such as isolated gastric or duodenal perforation, pancreaticobiliary or intestinal obstruction, and intussusception have been described.
Zachary Ballinger, Erin Scott, Alanna Hickey, Jonathan Green, Jeremy Aidlen, Muriel Cleary   +5 more
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Giant gastric trichobezoar in a young female with Rapunzel syndrome: case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare complication of a gastric trichobezoar in. We report here the unusual case of a case of a 16 years old girl presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting.
Mohamed Hamid, Youssef Chaoui, Mohamed Mountasser, Farid Sabbah, Mohammed Raiss, Abdelmalek Hrora, Mouna Alaoui, Mohammed Ahallat, Safaa Chaouch, Houria Ouazzani   +9 more
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Do we need gastric acid? [PDF]

, 2008
Evidence from comparative anatomy and physiology studies indicates that gastric acid secretion developed during the evolution of vertebrates approximately 350 million years ago.
Lippl, F., Lippl, F, Schiefke, I, Prinz, C., Pohl, D, Rogler, G., Prinz, C, Fox, M, Mönnikes, H, Schiefke, I., Keller, J, Seidler, U, Allescher, H D, Dauer, M, Göke, B., Seidler, U., Keller, J., Fox, M., Göke, B, Pohl, D., Moennikes, H., Dauer, M., Rogler, G, Kandahar Study Group, Fried, M, Allescher, H. D., Pohl, D.;Fox, M.;Fried, M.;Göke, B.;Prinz, C.;Mönnikes, H.;Rogler, G.;Dauer, M.;Keller, J.;Lippl, F.;Schiefke, I.;Seidler, U.;Allescher, H. D., Pohl, D;Fox, M;Fried, M;Göke, B;Prinz, C;Monnikes, H;Rögler, G;Dauer, M;Keller, J;Lippl, F;Schiefke, I;Seidler, U;Allescher, HD   +27 more
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Trichobezoar – A Rare Cause of Abdominal Mass and Gastric Outlet Obstruction [PDF]

, 2016
The authors present the clinical case of a 14-year old girl with weight loss, anorexia, epigastric abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting with 5 months duration.
Inácio, Ana, Couceiro, Ana, Capelão, Gustavo, Mónica Laureano, Santos, Miguel Coelho, Miguel Coelho Santos, Ana Couceiro, Rezende, Teresa, Paulo Clara, Gonçalves, Inês, Amado, Sandra, Nobre, João, Laureano, Mónica, Clara, Paulo, Carolina Viveiro, Gustavo Capelão, Ana Inácio, Viveiro, Carolina, João Nobre, Inês Gonçalves, Sandra Amado, Teresa Rezende   +21 more
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A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass

Case Reports in Surgery, 2016
Trichobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, whereby a mass forms most commonly in the stomach and duodenum of young females, from ingestion of hair, a condition known as trichophagia.
P. Christopoulos, S. Ross-Thriepland, H. McCarthy, C. S. Day, W. Sasi   +4 more
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Pediatric gastric trichobezoars with acute life threatening and undifferentiated elective bipolar clinical presentations

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Trichobezoar is a rare clinical condition causing acute abdomen in children. Clinical presentation is varied and ranging from chronic abdominal pain to gastric perforation. Its early diagnosis is necessary to combat complications.
Amit Kumar Sinha, Maheshkumar Manilal Vaghela, Bindey Kumar, Prem Kumar   +3 more
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Trichobezoar Casing Gastric Perforation: A Case Report

, 2016
Trichobezoars are impactions of swallowed hairs in the stomach and occasionally in the intestine. They occur in emotionally disturbed, depressed, or mentally retarded patients who have trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Vikram Vatti, Apoorv Sharma, Minhajuddin Ahmed, Zeeshanuddin Ahmad   +3 more
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A Hairy Situation: Endoscopic Removal of Large Gastric Trichobezoar With a Jejunal Surprise

Introduction: Trichobezoars are rare gastrointestinal foreign bodies formed from ingested hair, typically occurring in adolescent females with psychiatric conditions such as trichophagia and trichotillomania.
Aref, Ahmed, Pandey, Samiksha, Wilson, Natalie, Akay, Begum, Elmustafa, Fatima, Abdallah, Mohamed   +5 more
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