Trichobezoar presenting as gastric outlet obstruction: a case report

Sushma Bhardwaj; Zahid I. Mir; Hardeep Singh; Gunjan Gupta; Hemath Singh; Mahak Bhardwaj

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220966

Authors

Sushma Bhardwaj Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Zahid I. Mir Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Hardeep Singh Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Gunjan Gupta Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Hemath Singh Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Mahak Bhardwaj Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220966

Keywords:

Trichobezoar, Rapunzel syndrome, Hypoproteinemia, Trichotillomania

Abstract

Bezoars are results from accumulation of swallowed solid foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract. Typically, trichobezoars are diagnosis is based on Clinical history, radiological evidences. Surgical or endoscopic intervention is the treatment documented. In this case we present a case report of a teenage female of 16 year old diagnosed and operated for trichobezoar.

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