Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition  2009;12(2):230-234

A Case of Trichobezoar with Small Bowel Obstruction.

Jin Sung PARK 1 ; Hong Joo KIM ; Ju Young CHUNG

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Keywords

Trichobezoar; Small bowel; Intestinal obstruction

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Trichobezoars are commonly found within the stomach, but rarely induce small bowel obstruction. We report an 8-year-old girl who presented with bilious vomiting and colicky abdominal pain. She had a history of depression and trichophagia. A diagnosis of small bowel obstruction was made on computed tomography and a trichobezoar in the ileum was evacuated by exploratory laparatomy.