Extremely unusual case of gastrointestinal trichobezoar
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Trichobezoar--an unusual cause of acute appendicitis.
Various exotic foreign bodies have been found in the lumen of acutely inflamed appendices. The list includes parasites, pips, chips of bone, metal and wood. In the following case the cause of obstruction was a trichobezoar.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Cases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i5.466