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Park, Kim, and Chung: A Case of Trichobezoar with Small Bowel Obstruction
Case Report

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

Published online: 30 September 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2009.12.2.230

A Case of Trichobezoar with Small Bowel Obstruction

Jin Sung Park, Hong Joo Kim*, Ju Young Chung

Department of Pediatrics, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.

*Department of General Surgery, Sanggye Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul, Korea.

chungjy@paik.ac.kr

Copyright © 2009 The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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.

Keywords: Trichobezoar, Small bowel, Intestinal obstruction

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