GIANT GASTRIC TRICHOBEZOAR IN A TEENAGE GIRL WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA

• Main Authors: Oana-Maria Rosu (Author), Flavia Luca (Author), Ana-Maria Scurtu (Author), Anamaria Ciubara (Author), Smaranda Diaconescu (Author), Marin Burlea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...