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Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Case Report

Trichobezoar is an underdiagnosed entity that has to be considered in children and adolescents, especially females, suffering from trichotillomania and trichophagia. Late diagnosis of trichobezoars showed that they cause gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation. A 17-year-old girl patient was admitt...

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Autores principales: Harrabi, Fathia, Ammar, Houssem, Ben Latifa, Mahdi, Gupta, Rahul, Ben Ali, Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9654858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36407260
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30282