TRICHOBEZOAR WITH GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION: A CASE REPORT
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Gastric trichobezoar presenting as gastric outlet obstruction--a case report.
Trichobezoars are impactions of swallowed hairs in the stomach and occasionally in the intestine. They occur in emotionally disturbed, depressed, or mentally retarded patients who have trichotillomania and trichophagia. Removal of gastric trichobezoar by open surgery (gastrotomy) is a standard approach. Psychiatric follow-up is needed to diminish the recurrence of trichotillomania and trichopha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2349-2562,2349-2570
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2016/435