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Surgical Management of Meatal Stenosis with Meatoplasty
Published on: November 30, 2010
[A rare cause of mechanical occlusion in children: a case report]
Amina Mouffak1, Siham Salam1, Amine Fahl1
1Service de la Radiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital d'Enfants Abderrahim Harouchi, Casablanca, Maroc.
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal (GI) bezoars are aggregates of undigested material found in the GI tract. Trichobezoar is the most common type of bezoars and consists of ingested hair, carpet fibers or fitted carpet fibers. They are mainly located in the gastric region, rare forms extend to the duodenum or small intestine and are described as Rapunzel syndrome. Typical CT imaging features play a diagnostic and prognostic role. We report the case of a 13-year-old girl hospitalized for occlusive syndrome due to trichobezoar.
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