A huge trichobezoar in the jejunum.
10.3345/kjp.2006.49.5.574
- Author:
Ho Kyung LIM
1
;
Young Ok KIM
;
Young Jong WOO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. ik052@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Jejunal trichobezoar
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Abdominal Pain;
Bezoars*;
Child;
Female;
Humans;
Jejunum*;
Psychology;
Psychopathology;
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation;
Ultrasonography;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2006;49(5):574-576
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An otherwise healthy, 8-year-old girl presented with vague abdominal pain, vomiting, and a tensely distended abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated a huge amount of jejunal material, about 10 cm long, resulting in near obstruction of the jejunum. The material was removed surgically and a postoperative pathologic report confirmed that it was a trichobezoar. A postoperative consultation with a pediatric psychologist revealed neither abnormal behavioral tendencies nor overt psychopathology. After removing the trichobezoar from the jejunum, her health improved completely. We report a rare case of a huge jejunal trichobezoar in a normally developed child with no psychological problems.
