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Approach to Trichobezoar Cases in Children: Literature Review
Bezmiâlem Science, 2014 Trichobezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system formed from the ingestion of hair. They are mostly localized inside the stomach, and they can occasionally extend from the pylorus into the duodenum and small intestines.
Huseyin KILINCASLAN +4 more
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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsTrichobezoar is a rare diagnosis among pediatric patients highlighting underlying psychiatric illness. Gastric bezoar with a long tail extending into small bowel may present with varied presentation including small bowel obstruction. Isolated small bowel
Dipanjan Goswami +5 more
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Giant Gastric Trichobezoar: Unveiling the Complexity of a 14-Year-Old’s Abdominal Pain
Case Reports in SurgeryTrichobezoars are accumulations of undigested hair. Usually, this disorder follows a psychiatric etiology; however, sometimes a nonpsychiatric etiology, such as pica, can also be suspected.
Aiza Iqbal +7 more
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Trichobezoar Found Accidently while Diagnosing Resistance to Thyroid Hormone
Case Reports in GastroenterologyIntroduction: Bezoars are masses of indigestible foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. These materials could be indigestible fruits, hair, milk products, or tablets.
Kinga Szopińska +5 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Trichobezoar in a 13 Years Old Girl [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation is deceptive and vague ranging from abdominal mass to gastrointestinal symptoms.
Chanchalani, R +5 more
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Gastric trichobezoar: case report and review
Gastric trichobezoar is a rare condition and is more frequently observed in young female patients with behavioral disorders. Severe complications are uncommon but carry a high mortality rate if left untreated.
Odil Garrido Campos de Andrade +2 more
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Endoscopic Removal of Large Trichobezoar in a 3-year-old Child: Indeed, a Tedious Procedure
Trichobezoar is a rare condition consisting of a hairball in the proximal gastrointestinal tract. A 3-year-old girl presented with a history of epigastric pain and vomiting.
Ashish Kumar Jha, Arya Suchismita
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Gastric perforation due to trichobezoar in an adult (Rapunzel syndrome)
, 2005 Rapunzel syndrome, or trichobezoar, is an uncommon entity and secondary gastric perforation is exceptional. We found no adult cases reported in the literature.
Mesa, José +6 more
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Peritonitis caused by a giant trichobezoar ventriculi – a case report [PDF]
, 1970 Summary Bezoars are the most common foreign bodies of gastrointestinal tract. They contain swallowed hair, different fibres, seeds, nut shells, sweets or drugs. Clinical manifestations vary, depending on the location and size of bezoar, from “no symptoms”
Wilczyński, Jacek R. +4 more
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Trichobezoar presenting as an epigastric tumour
, 2014 Bezoar is an accumulation of exogenous matter in stomach or intestine 1. Trichobezoar literally means a ‘hairball’, a collection of the patient’s own hair entwined with undigested food 1,2 ...
Deepthi Samarage +2 more
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