Trichobezoar as a Cause of Upper Digestive Tract Obstruction. Report of a Case
Journal Title: International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Research Studies - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 11
Abstract
A gastric bezoar is defined as a foreign body resulting from the accumulation of ingested material, most commonly found as a hard mass or concretion in the stomach. It has been described in patients with psychiatric illnesses. We present the case of a patient with tricobezoar that is composed of hair that required surgicalextraction.
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Jorge Eduardo Barragán-Morales, Ana Luisa Bugarín-Arellano
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- EP ID EP734902
- DOI 10.47191/ijmscrs/v2-i11-11
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