A rare giant gastric trichobezoar in a young female patient: Case report and review of the literature.

Autor: Delimpaltadaki DG; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Gkionis IG; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Flamourakis ME; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Strehle AF; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Bachlitzanakis EN; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Giakoumakis MI; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Christodoulakis MS; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece., Spiridakis KG; Department of General Surgery Venizeleio General Hospital Crete Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2021 Dec 11; Vol. 9 (12), pp. e05152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 11 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5152
Abstrakt: A bezoar is an aggregate of undigested foreign materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause serious symptoms or even life-threatening complications. Trichobezoars, a subtype of bezoars, are a rare condition usually occurring in females with psychiatric disorders, with Rapunzel syndrome being an uncommon form of trichobezoar.
Competing Interests: The authors have no potential competing interests or conflicts to report.
(© 2021 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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