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- Title
Trichobezoars Detected and Treated Based on Plain Radiography.
- Authors
Barrows, Amy; Vachon, Tyler; Campin, Richard C.; Ignacio Jr., Romeo C.; Ignacio, Romeo C Jr
- Abstract
Bezoars are conglomerations of indigestible material that become trapped in the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case of an 8-year-old female child diagnosed with a gastric bezoar solely on plain radiography and treated with abdominal surgical exploration and removal. In addition, traditional characteristic radiographic findings and treatment options for bezoars found in the current literature are reviewed.
- Subjects
HAIRBALLS; MEDICAL radiography; FOREIGN bodies in alimentary canals; ABDOMINAL surgery; GASTROINTESTINAL system; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2015, Vol 180, Issue 10, pe1136
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00722