| Literature DB >> 25013333 |
Deepti Vepakomma1, Anand Alladi1.
Abstract
Trichobezoars are seen usually in adolescent girls and laparotomy is required to remove them, though recently laparoscopic assisted and laparoscopic removal have been reported in adults and older children. We report this 4-year-old boy who underwent complete laparoscopic removal of a gastric trichobezoar, both for its rarity in such young boys and also because he is the youngest reported patient to undergo complete laparoscopic removal of a gastric trichobezoar.Entities:
Keywords: Gastric; laparoscopy; trichobezoar; youngest
Year: 2014 PMID: 25013333 PMCID: PMC4083549 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.134880
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Minim Access Surg ISSN: 1998-3921 Impact factor: 1.407