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Trichobezoar - a Case Report and Literature overview


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A sixteen year old girl was admitted in the hospital with a history of continuous pain and vomiting since five days. She has similar complaints intermitantly since five years. Other medical history, serum biochemistry and mental status were normal. On physical examination, a nontender mass was found in the epigastrium. Abdominal Ultrasound showed a dilated stomach filled with large ill defined mass with mixed echogenicity. Endoscopy showed a mass with entangled hair and stucked food particles. At laparotomy a large hair ball completely filling the stomach and entending to first part of duodenum is removed. The patient had a satisfactory post operative convalescence.

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Vomitting, Abdominal Pain, Epigastric Mass, Trichobezoar
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Authors

N. Saila Rekha
RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, India
K.V. Murali Mohan
RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, India
K. L. Sampath Kumar
RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, India
K. Subba Rayudu
RIMS Medical College, Kadapa, India

Abstract


A sixteen year old girl was admitted in the hospital with a history of continuous pain and vomiting since five days. She has similar complaints intermitantly since five years. Other medical history, serum biochemistry and mental status were normal. On physical examination, a nontender mass was found in the epigastrium. Abdominal Ultrasound showed a dilated stomach filled with large ill defined mass with mixed echogenicity. Endoscopy showed a mass with entangled hair and stucked food particles. At laparotomy a large hair ball completely filling the stomach and entending to first part of duodenum is removed. The patient had a satisfactory post operative convalescence.

Keywords


Vomitting, Abdominal Pain, Epigastric Mass, Trichobezoar

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