Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction in children: Two cases report

• Main Authors: Khattala K (Author), Boujraf S (Author), Rami M (Author), Elmadi A (Author), Afifi A (Author), Sbai H (Author), Harandou M (Author), Bouabdallah Y (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A trichobezoar is a mass of cumulated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. The authors report two cases of a trichobezoar obstructing the terminal ileum in one and the jejunum in another.