| Literature DB >> 27659788 |
Lancelot Marique1, Michel Wirtz2, Arnaud Henkens2, Emilie Delchambre2, Monfred Rezaï3, Christian Venet3, Jean-Pierre Staudt2.
Abstract
Trichotillomania and trichotillophagia can cause the formation of enormous intragastric hairballs. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl who was brought to the emergency service for evaluation of an acute abdomen. Abdominal CT scanner showed a giant gastric trichobezoar which had to be removed by susombilical laparotomy and transverse gastrotomy. This case illustrates the fairly uncommon perforation risk of these gastric bezoars.Entities:
Keywords: Child; Gastric perforation; Peritonitis; Trichobezoar
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27659788 DOI： 10.1007/s11605-016-3272-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastrointest Surg ISSN： 1091-255X Impact factor: 3.452