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. trichobezoars are usually diagnosed on ct scan or upper gi endoscopy. they can give rise to complications like gastroduodenal ulceration, haemorrhage, perforation, peritonitis, ...

A bezoar is an intraluminal mass formed by the accumulation of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoar is a rare condition seen almost exclusively in young women with trichotillomania and trichotillophagia. When not recognized, the trichobezoar continues to grow, which increases the risk of severe complications such as gastric ulceration and even perforation. Formation o...

Background: To bring out the different surgical approach and to appreciate post-surgery outcome of patients with gastric pathologies in three Douala’s hospitals.Methods: This retrospective analytic study has been carryout from January 1st 2010 November 31st 2019 healthcare centers Douala. Patients’ records who had presented a pathology were included our incomplete filled excluded. Statistical a...

A 55-year-old woman was found to have a depressed lesion on the posterior part of the lower gastric body (▶Fig. 1 a). The patient underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and en bloc resection without intraoperative perforation. Prophylactic endoscopic coagulation using Coagrasper (Olympus Medical, Tokyo, Japan) was performed for visible vessels, and endoclips were applied prophylactica...

We aimed to present our experience on the gastrointestinal (GI) perforations and the factors affecting the outcome. A retrospective study carried out at a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit. A total of 38 neonates with GI perforation managed in our neonatal intensive care unit during 2005 to 2011 were included into the study. The patients were grouped as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and n...

A 69-year-old man with diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and hypertension presented with 3 months of diffuse abdominal pain that worsened with meals, weight loss, and dysphagia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and computed tomography revealed findings consistent with chronic gastric ischemia secondary to atherosclerosis. Gastric ischemia eventually led to perforation. We discuss causes, symptom...

Acute gastric dilatation is a rare entity, with varying aetiologies the majority of which are benign. Delay in diagnosis and treatment could result in sequelae such as gastric emphysema (pneumatosis), emphysematous gastritis, gangrene, and perforation. Gastric emphysema as a result of a benign nongangrenous condition such as gastroparesis, adynamic ileus can be successfully managed conservative...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com and spleen with suspected perforation of the stomach (Figure 1: A: Pneumoperitoneum and Ascites. B: Suspected Gastric perforation). Patient underwent urgent laparotomy; gastric perforation was found and repaired. Gastric biopsies were done. Patient kept having fever post-operatively with distended and tender abdomen, abdomen/pelvis CT was repeated t...

Gastric duplication represents a very rare entity in the adult population. Most of the symptoms are due to the presence of ectopic gastric mucosa (30-35% of cases), gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation or neoplasm formation. We report a case of gastric duplication in an adult mimicking a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas.