Title of article
Uncommon Presentation of Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report
Author/Authors
ZERAATIAN, Sam Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery - Tehran Heart Center - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , AMERI, Sara Dept. of Clinical Research - Tehran Heart Center, Tehran, Iran , TABESH, Hanif Dept. of Clinical Research - Tehran Heart Center, Tehran, Iran , KAMALZADEH, Nazafarin Dept. of Anesthesiology - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
Pages
4
From page
1008
To page
1011
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.
Keywords
Rapunzel syndrome , Trichobezoar , Trichophagia
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2015
Record number
2420536
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