Gastric Trichobezoar: Case Report
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Case Report
VOLUME: 3 ISSUE: 1
P: 46 - 48
April 2015

Gastric Trichobezoar: Case Report

Namik Kemal Med J 2015;3(1):46-48
1. Elazığ Medical Park Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Elazığ, Türkiye
2. Fırat Üniversitesi, Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Elazığ Türkiye
3. Adana Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Adana, Türkiye
4. Elazığ Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi Radyoloji Kliniği, Elazığ, Türkiye
5. Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Genel Cerrahi AD, Tekirdağ, Türkiye
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Received Date: 28.10.2014
Accepted Date: 25.11.2014
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ABSTRACT

Bezoar is a mass that cannot be digested and that is collected in the gastrointestinal system. A 28-year-old girl, underwent an operation for abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anemia and epigatsric mass, was presented in this study. A mass which took the shape of the stomach was removed out of her stomach by laparatomy. Postoperative period was uneventful. A subsequent psychiatric consultation revealed trichotillomania and depression.

Keywords:
Trichobezoar, bezoar, trichotillomania, trichophagia