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All issues > Volume 32(5); 1989

Original Article
J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(5):700-704. Published online May 31, 1989.
A Case of Trichobezoar.
Ue Chong Yang1, Bong Sik Kong1, Sang kyu Park1, Ho Jin Park1, Mi Ja Shin1, Seok Hwan Shin2
1Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2Department of General Surgery , Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Received: November 4, 1988;  Accepted: November 4, 1988.
Abstract
Trichobezoar is one of the rare diseases, which usually occurs in teen.aged girl who has an emotional disturbance and history of trichophagia. We experienced a case of gastric trichobezoar in a 8 year old girl, who had colicky abdominal pain and movable epigastric mass with the history of trichophagia. Diagnosis was suspected by the history of trichophagia and movable epigastric mass and confirmed by UGI series. The gastric mass which extended into the 1st and 2nd portion of the duodenum, was completely removed by gastrostomy and surgical extraction. The case was presented with brief review of literatures.

Keywords :Trichobezoar, Trichophagia, Childhood

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