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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun;11(5):482-483.
doi: 10.1002/ueg2.12395. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Trichobezoar causing gastric outlet obstruction in a patient with trichotillomania

Valentina Adotti  1 , Martina Rosi  1 , Paolo Prosperi  2 , Francesco Vizzutti  1
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Case Reports

Trichobezoar causing gastric outlet obstruction in a patient with trichotillomania

Valentina Adotti et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2023 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Rapunzel syndrome trichotillomania; bowel obstruction; foreign body; trichobezoar.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Axial (a) and coronal (b) computed tomography scan demonstrating a heterogeneous and multilayered gastric mass, molded by the stomach, extending into the first part of the duodenum, with a maximum diameter of about 4.5 cm, compatible with ingested material; (c) removal of the trichobezoar through laparotomic gastrotomy; (d) the recovered trichobezoar (approximate weight 500 g).
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