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Huge trichobezoar presenting as abdominal mass and weight loss: Case report
INTRODUCTION: Trichobezoar is a condition in which hair is accumulated in the stomach forming a ball like mass. Human hair is resistant to digestion and peristalsis therefore over time it accumulates in the gastric folds. Trichophagia and trichotillomania is a psychiatric disorder in which the affec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6423350/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30878892 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.02.033 |