Journal of the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons  2004;10(1):43-46

Trichobezoar: Two Cases of Unusual Presentation.

Doo Sun LEE 1

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Keywords

Trichobezoar; Multiple; Recurrent; Rapunzel syndrome; Trichotillomania

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.