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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 4;10(4):e05653.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5653. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Gastric trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of epigastric pain: A case report

Rahma Daoud  1   2 , Ahmed Tlili  1   3 , Sami Fendri  1   2 , Amira Akrout  1   2 , Aymen Trigui  1   2 , Salah Boujelbene  1   2
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Gastric trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of epigastric pain: A case report

Rahma Daoud et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Trichobezoars are foreign and indigestible materials in the gastrointestinal tract and are usually found in psychiatric females, who often deny eating their own hair, but also at situations of gastric dysmotility and prior gastric surgery. Although rare, gastric trichobezoar should not be forgotten as a differential diagnosis in females presenting with vague epigastric pain. Its treatment well in time will prevent complications.

Keywords: bezoar; gastrotomy; stomach; trichophagia.

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Figures

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CT Scan showing trichobezoar (arrow) occupying the extent of the stomach
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Endoscopy showing trichobezoar extending through stomach
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Hair ball occupying the whole stomach and during the act of removal
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Specimen
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