Gastric and intestinal trichobezoar--a case report
Sharma, S.; Sharma, R.; Basu, S.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 102(9): 516 518
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 15887840 Document Number: 567695
Trichobezoars can occur in young females usually with a history of some underlying behaviour disorder. An eighteen-year-old female presented with a fixed right upper quadrant mass. On investigation, a huge mass consisting of hair was found in the stomach, extending into the small intestine. The mass was removed in toto by a standard gastrotomy incision.