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Gastric trichobezoar: case report.

Adauto Botelho Megale1, Marcelo Zini Megale, Thiago Augusto Rubini Miranda

  • 1Hospital Pedro Sanches, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. mzmegale@yahoo.com.br

Revista Do Colegio Brasileiro De Cirurgioes
|December 25, 2010
PubMed
Summary

This case study describes a rare trichobezoar, a hairball in the digestive tract, diagnosed in a young woman with chronic trichophagia. Surgical removal resolved her symptoms.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Digestive Health
  • Surgical Case Reports

Background:

  • Bezoars are indigestible masses in the gastrointestinal tract, primarily the stomach.
  • Phytobezoars (vegetable matter) and trichobezoars (hair) are the most common types.
  • They result from ingestion and accumulation of foreign materials.

Observation:

  • A 25-year-old female presented with nonspecific dyspeptic symptoms and altered bowel habits.
  • She had a 10-year history of trichophagia (hair eating), initially omitted.
  • Computerized tomography suggested the diagnosis of a bezoar.

Findings:

  • The patient was diagnosed with a trichobezoar.
  • Surgical intervention via anterior gastrotomy was performed.
  • The bezoar was successfully removed.

Implications:

  • Highlights the importance of a thorough patient history, including sensitive behaviors like trichophagia.
  • Demonstrates the diagnostic utility of CT scans in identifying gastrointestinal bezoars.
  • Emphasizes surgical gastrotomy as an effective treatment for large bezoars.