A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Primary Trichobezoar
Published: March 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4151
Vikas Goyal, P.K.Goyal, Monica Gupta
1. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, G.G.S Medical College, Faridkot (Previously at M.A.M.C. Agroha), India.
2. Professor, Department of General Surgery, M.A.M.C., Agroha, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesia, G.G.S Medical College, Faridkot (Previously at M.A.M.C. Agroha), India.
Correspondence
Dr. Vikas Goyal,
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A trichobezoar is a mass of culminated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to primary trichobezoar is extremely rare. Only few cases have been reported so far. We also present a case of 13-year-old girl having primary ileal trichobezoar causing intestinal obstruction.
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