A huge abdominal mass revealing a depressive syndrome
| Autor: | S D El Jaouhari, B Ait Idir, A Zentar, N Bouhabba, T Salaheddine, Y Hnach, M Tarchouli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Bezoars Trichotillomania Young Adult Weight loss Gastroscopy medicine Humans Trichophagia Suicidal ideation Depression (differential diagnoses) Depressive Disorder Laparotomy business.industry General surgery Stomach General Medicine medicine.disease Depressive Syndrome Abdominal mass Online Case report Abdominal examination Vomiting Pica Surgery Female medicine.symptom business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Ann R Coll Surg Engl |
| Popis: | Trichobezoar is a rare condition that occurs mostly in young women with psychiatric disorders such as trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report the case of a giant gastric trichobezoar in a 21-year-old woman who presented with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. Abdominal examination revealed a large epigastric mass. Endoscopic and imaging findings were highly suggestive of a gastric trichobezoar. Surgical extraction of the huge hair mass was successfully performed through an open gastrotomy. Postoperatively, history of a neglected chronic depression with suicidal ideation was diagnosed. Consequently, the patient was referred to the psychiatric department for mental healthcare, to prevent trichobezoar recurrences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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