uncommon presentation of gastric trichobezoar: a case report

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sam zeraatian dept. of cardiovascular surgery, tehran heart center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.

sara ameri dept. of clinical research, school of medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran an dept. of clinical research, tehran heart center, tehran, iran.

hanif tabesh dept. of clinical research, tehran heart center, tehran, iran and school of medicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.

nazafarin kamalzadeh dept. of anesthesiology, school of medicine, tehran university of medical sciences , tehran, iran.

abstract

every material that gastrointestinal system cannot digest will make a bezoar. trichobezoar is the result of hair inges-tion whether self-hair or from others and is not a common disorder in humans. it is a hairball, which mostly has been seen in females at teenage, or adolescence. it usually locates in stomach but in rare conditions, it will pass through the intestine, and make the rapunzel syndrome. herein we present a 13-year-old girl suffering from gastric trichobezoar presenting with failure to thrive.

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iranian journal of public health

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