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A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass

Trichobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, whereby a mass forms most commonly in the stomach and duodenum of young females, from ingestion of hair, a condition known as trichophagia. We present a case of recurrent small bowel obstruction due to a residual hair mass that was removed sur...

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Autores principales: Christopoulos, P., Ross-Thriepland, S., McCarthy, H., Day, C. S., Sasi, W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4121969
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author Christopoulos, P.
Ross-Thriepland, S.
McCarthy, H.
Day, C. S.
Sasi, W.
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description Trichobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, whereby a mass forms most commonly in the stomach and duodenum of young females, from ingestion of hair, a condition known as trichophagia. We present a case of recurrent small bowel obstruction due to a residual hair mass that was removed surgically in a young female patient who had a laparotomy and gastrotomy for removal of a large gastric trichobezoar just two weeks prior to the current admission. This case illustrates the importance of a thorough inspection of the whole bowel to ensure that no residual bezoars remain after surgery.
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spelling pubmed-48423682016-05-04 A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass Christopoulos, P. Ross-Thriepland, S. McCarthy, H. Day, C. S. Sasi, W. Case Rep Surg Case Report Trichobezoar is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, whereby a mass forms most commonly in the stomach and duodenum of young females, from ingestion of hair, a condition known as trichophagia. We present a case of recurrent small bowel obstruction due to a residual hair mass that was removed surgically in a young female patient who had a laparotomy and gastrotomy for removal of a large gastric trichobezoar just two weeks prior to the current admission. This case illustrates the importance of a thorough inspection of the whole bowel to ensure that no residual bezoars remain after surgery. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4842368/ /pubmed/27148464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4121969 Text en Copyright © 2016 P. Christopoulos et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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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Ross-Thriepland, S.
McCarthy, H.
Day, C. S.
Sasi, W.
A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title_full A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title_fullStr A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title_short A Rare Case of an Early Postoperative Obstructive Ileus in a Young Female Patient due to a Residual Trichobezoar Mass
title_sort rare case of an early postoperative obstructive ileus in a young female patient due to a residual trichobezoar mass
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4121969
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