A hairy situation: trichobezoar presenting with intussusception, and intestinal and biliary perforation in a child

Trichobezoars are an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain. We present a case of a 12-year-old girl with a history of a trichobezoar who presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. Abdominal sonography was performed which suggested portal venous gas and showed complex peritonea...

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Main Authors: Akshay D. Baheti, MD, Jeffrey P. Otjen, MD, Grace S. Phillips, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043316301509