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Case Report

Year: 2017 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 334-337

Double Trichobezoar

B. Ananda Rama Rao1, Rama Lakshmi. T.N2, P. Sai Kumar2

1Prof of Surgery; SVS Medical College, Mahabub Nagar TS 500902
2Resident in Surgery, SVS Medical College, Mahabub Nagar Telangana 500902

Corresponding Author: B.Ananda Rama Rao

ABSTRACT

Trichobezoar is concretion of swallowed hair in gastrointestinal tract commonly found in emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded youngsters. There is wide range of presentation from asymptomatic abdominal mass to abdominal pain, intestinal obstruction, or perforation. This is usually found to be accumulated in stomach. There is a condition called Rapunzel syndrome where there is extension of trichobezoar from stomach up to ileum or colon. This is a rare case of trichobezoar located at two separate locations simultaneously i.e. in stomach and ileum.

Key words: Trichobezoar, Stomach mass, Ileal mass

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