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Diagnosis and Surgical Extraction of Large Gastric Trichobezoars: A Single Center Study of Two Cases
2020
International Journal of Gastroenterology
Trichobezoars are compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity that if left untreated can cause developmental delay, malnutrition, obstruction or perforation. The treatment options include extraction by conventional laparotomy, laparoscopy, gastrotomy or endoscopy. Since they are almost always associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia or other psychiatric disorders, psychiatric consultation is necessary to prevent relapses. We reviewed the medical charts of two patients with
doi:10.11648/j.ijg.20200402.14
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