Abstract

ABRIL, LINA ALEJANDRA; OLIVERA, MARÍA PAULA  and  GARRIDO, JOSÉ RAMÓN. TRICOBEZOAR - CASE REPORT. rev.fac.med [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.2, pp.74-80. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.2643.

The Trichobezoar is the accumulation of hair on the gastrointestinal tract associated with psychiatric disorders generally leading to obstructive symptoms, metabolic deficiencies and, in some cases, intestinal perforation, pancreatitis, cholangitis or intussusception. Case: 11 years old female patient with clinical symptoms of 1 week duration of epigastric abdominal pain associated with bowel movements, patient referred history of similar symptoms two weeks ago that resolved with oral enema, tomography revealed a Trichobezoar 13 x 5 cm generating large strained bowel loops which was successfully removed by laparotomy. Conclusions: Trichobezoar is a rare entity associated with a psychological disorder that needs to be handled surgically towards preventing complications and includes a set psychiatric and psychological treatment to prevent recurrences

Keywords : Trichobezoar; Trichotillomania; Trichophagia.

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