Trichobezoar: Two Cases of Unusual Presentation.
- Author:
Doo Sun LEE
1
Author Information
1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine Cheonan, Korea. dslee@dankook.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trichobezoar;
Multiple;
Recurrent;
Rapunzel syndrome;
Trichotillomania
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Affective Symptoms;
Bezoars*;
Child;
Female;
Hair;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Intestines;
Laparotomy;
Recurrence;
Stomach;
Trichotillomania;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
2004;10(1):43-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Two cases of trichobezoar with unusual presentation in female children are described. The first case is a 7-year-old female with a 3-day history of abdominal pain, obstipation, and emesis. She developed intestinal obstruction and showed double bezoars in the stomach and intestine respectively. She had been in a habit of biting or sucking hairs before sleeping from infancy until 5 years of age. The other patient is a 6-year-old girl referred for an epigastric mass, emotional disturbance and trichotillomania. In spite of the psychological treatment, 4 laparotomies were necessary due to repeated recurrences.
