Trichobezoar: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Mass Outlet Obstruction
The authors present the clinical case of a 14-year old girl with weight loss, anorexia, epigastric abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting with 5 months duration. There was a back- ground of trichophagia for 2 years without evidence of alopecia or psychiatric history. The physical examination revealed an epigastric mass motionless, stony, with poorly defined limits, painful on palpation and about 7 cm diameter. Abdominal ultrasonography showed thickening of the gastric wall and antrum with gastric distension. The abdominal tomography scan and endoscopic examination revealed the presence of a bulky trichobezoar occupying almost the entire gastric lumen. It was decided to undergo gastrotomy and extraction of the bezoar. The postoperative period was uneventful.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452016000100010 |
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