A Modified Laparoscopic Technique for the Removal of Nonfragmentable Giant Gastric Trichobezoar

Autor: Harikrishnan, Sakthivel, Perumal, Senthilkumar, Sachanandani, Kanchan, Thiruvarul, M., Sugumar, C., Sathyanesan, Jeswanth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nigerian Journal of Surgery; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2020); 84-87
ISSN: 1117-6806
Popis: Bezoars are usually defined as collections of nondigestible matter that most commonly accumulates in the stomach and can sometimes extend to the small bowel. Trichobezoars are a rare entity which is most commonly observed in young psychiatric females with trichotillomania and trichophagia. Here, we report a case of giant gastric trichobezoar and a novel technique of laparoscopic removal in a 16 year old female with trichophagia. The giant gastric trichobezoar weighing about half a kilogram was removed en masse laparoscopically by a novel technique. She had an uneventful postoperative recovery and was discharged after psychiatric counseling.
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