GIANT GASTRIC TRICHOBEZOAR IN A TEENAGE GIRL WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA

• Autores principales: Oana-Maria Rosu (Autor), Flavia Luca (Autor), Ana-Maria Scurtu (Autor), Anamaria Ciubara (Autor), Smaranda Diaconescu (Autor), Marin Burlea (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction. A bezoar is a conglomerate comprising partially digested or undigested matters, impacted in the stomach. Trichobezoars (agglomerations of hair) occur most frequently in patients with mental disorders (trichotillomania) and represent a rare pathology that can entail diagnostic and thera...