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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul;30(7):660-661.
doi: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18423.

How should trichobezoar be treated in children?

Fulya Gülerman  1 , Burcu Güven  1 , Sabri Demir  2 , İsmail Özmen  2
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Case Reports

How should trichobezoar be treated in children?

Fulya Gülerman et al. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
On barium abdominal X-ray and computed tomography, the stomach was found to be distended and filled with a large solid mass
Figure 2
Figure 2
The inner cavity of the stomach was filled with a large bezoar composed of hair and light ropes
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