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. 2015 Jul;44(7):1008-11.

Uncommon Presentation of Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report

Sam Zeraatian  1 , Sara Ameri  2 , Hanif Tabesh  3 , Nazafarin Kamalzadeh  4
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Uncommon Presentation of Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report

Sam Zeraatian et al. Iran J Public Health. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

Every material that gastrointestinal system cannot digest will make a bezoar. Trichobezoar is the result of hair ingestion whether self-hair or from others and is not a common disorder in humans. It is a hairball, which mostly has been seen in females at teenage, or adolescence. It usually locates in stomach but in rare conditions, it will pass through the intestine, and make the Rapunzel syndrome. Herein we present a 13-year-old girl suffering from gastric trichobezoar presenting with failure to thrive.

Keywords: Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoar; Trichophagia.

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Enterotomy and removing the trichobezoar
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Stomach-shaped trichobezoar
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