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- Title
Small Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Jejunal Trichobezoar Removed Per Anum Without an Enterotomy: A Case Report.
- Authors
ADHIKARI, DEVBRATA RADHIKAMOHAN; VANKIPURAM, SIDDHARTH; TIWARI, AJEET RAMAMANI; CHAPHEKAR, ANIRUDDHA PRABHAKAR; SATARDEY, RITESH SURESH
- Abstract
Trichobezoars can rarely present with obstruction. This is usually due to collection of a hair ball in the stomach. We encountered an interesting case of small bowel obstruction due to a jejunal trichobezoar. The treatment generally is an enterotomy with removal of the hair ball. We report a case of a 29-year-old post partum female who presented to us with sub acute intestinal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed an impacted mass in the distal jejunum which was removed per anum without an enterotomy. Postoperative gastroscopy did not show trichobezoar in the stomach. This case highlights the importance of trichobezoar as a differential diagnosis in young women with small bowel obstruction that can be treated without an enterotomy and avoiding the risks and morbidities associated with it.
- Subjects
BOWEL obstructions; HAIRBALLS; GASTRIC diseases; ABDOMINAL surgery; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 3, p3
- ISSN
0973-709X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.7860/JCDR/2015/11529.5694