- Case Report
- A Case of Trichobezoar in a Child Who Visited with Intermittent Abdominal Pain, Nausea and Vomiting
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Seung-In Ahn, Jung-Suk Yoo, Kyung-Chang Oh, Bong-Lim Kim, Sung-Sub Kim, Yeun-Ho Kim, Jin-Keun Chang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2005;48(4):433-437. Published online April 15, 2005
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Bezoars are concretions commonly found in the stomach and small bowel, and four types of bezoars have been described based on their composition : trichobezoar, phytobezoar, lactorbezoar, and miscellaneous. Bezoars most often develop after gastric operations that alter the motility, emptying, and grinding of food in the stomach. Trichobezoars are most common in female children with normal gastrointestinal function and... |
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