Huge simultaneous trichobezoars causing gastric and small-bowel obstruction

Bezoars are concretions of foreign materials that impair gastrointestinal motility or cause intestinal obstruction in the stomach, small intestine or bowel of humans or animals. There are many types of them such as phyto, lacto and trichobezoars. Although bezoars are not rare, multiple giant bezoars...

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Main Authors: Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei, Mohammadrasoul Herfatkar, Massih Sedigh-Rahimabadi, Mohammad Lebani-Motlagh, Farahnaz Joukar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=13;spage=447;epage=452;aulast=Mansour-Ghanaei