Small Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Jejunal Trichobezoar Removed Per Anum Without an Enterotomy: A Case Report

Small Intestinal Obstruction Secondary to Jejunal Trichobezoar Removed Per Anum Without an Enterotomy: A Case Report

Trichobezoars can rarely present with obstruction. This is usually due to collection of a hair ball in the stomach. We encountered an interesting case of small bowel obstruction due to a jejunal trichobezoar. The treatment generally is an enterotomy with removal of the hair ball. We report a case...

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Main Authors: Devbrata Radhikamohan Adhikari, Siddharth Vankipuram, Ajeet Ramamani Tiwari, Aniruddha Prabhakar Chaphekar, Ritesh Suresh Satardey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
acute abdominal pain
bezoars
rapunzel syndrome
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