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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Primary Trichobezoar [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 A trichobezoar is a mass of culminated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to primary trichobezoar is extremely rare. Only few cases have been reported so far.
Vikas Goyal, P.K.Goyal, Monica Gupta
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Rapunzel Syndrome: The not-so-fairy tale of a long tail
National Board of Examinations Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Rapunzel Syndrome associated with Trichobezoar secondary to a psychiatric illness Trichotillomania, is often a rare diagnosis of Gastrointestinal symptoms, occurring predominantly in young & adolescent females.
Ayush Varshney +4 more
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Giant Gastroduodenal Trichobezoar: An Endoscopic Surprise
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2018 A trichobezoar is a rare condition, mostly seen in teenage girls with abnormal psychiatric behavior of eating hairs and nails (trichophagia). Trichobezoar may rarely present with nonspecific abdominal symptoms without obvious trichotillomania and ...
Ashish Kumar Jha +6 more
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Trichobezoar in two different localization:a case report
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021 : Trichobezoar in two different localizations at the same time: a case report Trichobezoar occurs when the hair cannot be digested and accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract after ingestion in patients with trichobezoar, trichotillomania, and ...
Dr.tamer Sekmenli +3 more
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Saudi Medical Journal, 2006 Trichobezoar is an uncommon condition often presenting, among other signs, with a history of trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report an unusual case of gastric trichobezoar with extension into jejunum in a patient with an unusual habit of ingesting hair plucked from other people9s scalp.
Mahjoub, Rishi +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2017 Key Clinical Message Trichobezoar is a rare gastrointestinal pathology, but should be considered in patients with abdominal mass and previous history of trichophagia. In physical examination, it is important to verify signs of alopecia. Minimally invasive surgery is a secure method to remove the specimen from the stomach.
Daniel José Szor, André Roncon Dias
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Objectives The aim of the present study was to describe the distribution of gastrointestinal histopathology findings associated with gastrointestinal obstructions secondary to trichobezoar formation in cats.
Michael Pawenski +3 more
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Laparoscopic removal of large trichobezoar
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition are commonly young females who often have an underlying psychiatric disorder such as trichotillomania, or the compulsive urge to pull one's own hair out ...
L.K.R. Shanbhogue +6 more
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Trichobezoars in baboons [PDF]
Journal of Medical Primatology, 2009 AbstractBackground There is little information available concerning trichobezoars in the non‐human primate literature.Methods We evaluated 118 cases of trichobezoar in baboons over a 29‐year period at the Southwest National Primate Research Center.Results The anatomic locations affected in decreasing order were the stomach, small intestine, cecum ...
Diana C P, Mejido +6 more
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Rapunzel syndrome – A rare form of trichobezoar: A case report
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2013 Hair ball in the GI tract is called trichobezoar and the Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare form of trichobezoar found in patients with psychiatric illness in whom the ingested hair extends from the stomach into the small intestine.
Thayumanavan L., Rajkumar K., Kennan M.
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