Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Trichobezoar

Authors

  • Rangsan Niramis Department of Surgery, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (Children's Hospital), Bangkok 10400, Thailand
  • Sukawat Watanatittan Department of Medical Service, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to report a rare case with a trichobezoar in the stomach.

Materials and Methods: A 5-year-old girl developed abdominal pain with non-bilious vomiting about 3 days before admission. A round mass was palpable at the epigastrium. Past history indicated that she habitually swallowed her own hair during the previous 3 years. After complete radiological investigations had been done, surgical laparotomy was performed and revealed a large hairball in the stomach and this mass obstructed the pyloric canal. The bezoar was removed through a gastrotomy. The stomach was closed in two layers. Postoperative course was uneventful. Since then, she completely stopped eating her hair.

Conclusion: This report was an unusual foreign body impaction in the stomach. Recurrence of this phenomenon has never been reported because the operation is probably traumatic enough to stop hair ingestion.

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2001-09-28

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Niramis R, Watanatittan S. Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Trichobezoar. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2001 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];22(3):79-82. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/243238

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2001): July - September

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