All Tangled Up: Meter-Long Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Multiple Intussuscepting Points in an Adult

Gastric trichobezoars are a result of trichophagia secondary to trichotillomania, and can result in severe complications such as perforation or intussusception. We present the case of a 19-year-old female with multiple points of intussusception secondary to a large gastric/small intestine trichobezo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lee, Daniel Jia Wei, Fong, Kang Ler, Tee, Yeow Chun, Aldridge, Oscar B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10123237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37102008
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36651
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Sumario:Gastric trichobezoars are a result of trichophagia secondary to trichotillomania, and can result in severe complications such as perforation or intussusception. We present the case of a 19-year-old female with multiple points of intussusception secondary to a large gastric/small intestine trichobezoar and describe our approach to diagnosis and eventual removal of the bezoar. 

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