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- Title
Lessons learned in the surgical management of recurrent trichobezoars.
- Authors
Chandra, Abhishek; Rajesh, Aashish; Harvey, Lauren P.; Ruparel, Raaj K.; Farley, David R.
- Abstract
Gastrointestinal (GI) bezoars are the most common foreign bodies that cause an obstruction in the GI tract.1-3 Trichobezoars (composed of hair) may present with a lack of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and early satiety.3 Patients may have history of an underlying psychiatric illness or trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling).4 Clinically, these aggregates of hair can present as gastric outlet obstructions (most common), or can cause small bowel obstruction if the mass passes the pylorus.1,5 A 15-year-old female presenting for a routine sports physical examination was found to have a palpable epigastric mass. Ten years after her initial presentation and treatment, the patient developed early satiety, halitosis, and was found to have a palpable upper abdominal mass. 2 García-Ramírez BE, Nuño-Guzmán CM, Zaragoza-Carrillo RE, Salado-Rentería H, Gómez-Abarca A, Corona JL. Small-bowel obstruction secondary to ileal trichobezoar in a patient with Rapunzel syndrome.
- Subjects
GASTRIC outlet obstruction; ORGANIZATIONAL learning; MEDICAL education; COMPULSIVE hair pulling
- Publication
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2022, Vol 92, Issue 1, p279
- ISSN
1445-1433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ans.17012