Gastric Trichobezoar: An Enduring Intrigue

Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition often have an underlying psychiatric illness, and history may not be easily forthcoming. The condition should be entertained especially in young females. Delay in diagnosis may lead to futile complica...

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Autores principales: Mewa Kinoo, S., Singh, B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23227373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/136963
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description Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition often have an underlying psychiatric illness, and history may not be easily forthcoming. The condition should be entertained especially in young females. Delay in diagnosis may lead to futile complications. We report a classic case of trichobezoar in terms of patient profile, presentation, and investigative findings.
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spelling pubmed-35148012012-12-07 Gastric Trichobezoar: An Enduring Intrigue Mewa Kinoo, S. Singh, B. Case Rep Gastrointest Med Case Report Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition often have an underlying psychiatric illness, and history may not be easily forthcoming. The condition should be entertained especially in young females. Delay in diagnosis may lead to futile complications. We report a classic case of trichobezoar in terms of patient profile, presentation, and investigative findings. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC3514801/ /pubmed/23227373 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/136963 Text en Copyright © 2012 S. Mewa Kinoo and B. Singh. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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