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

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...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2022-04, Vol.10 (4), p.e05653-n/a
Main Authors: Daoud, Rahma, Tlili, Ahmed, Fendri, Sami, Akrout, Amira, Trigui, Aymen, Boujelbene, Salah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Asymptomatic
bezoar
Case Report
Case Reports
Consent
Diabetes
Editing
Endoscopy
Females
gastrotomy
Intestinal obstruction
Laparoscopy
Laparotomy
Medical imaging
Pain
Premature babies
Respiration
Small intestine
Stomach
Surgery
trichophagia
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Summary: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. Trichobezoars are foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract and are usually found in psychiatric females, 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.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.5653