Gastric tricho-wool bezoar in an 18-year-old girl.
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چکیده
An 18-year-old girl with no psychiatric history presented with abdominal pain. Four months previously she had given birth to a healthy baby. On palpation, a painful abdominal mass was identified in the epigastric region, and gastrotomy was performed. A J-shaped hair-wool ball and two large pieces of sheep's wool were removed. No history of trichotillomania was reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie
دوره 51 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013