Gastric Trichobezoar as a Manifestation of Child Abuse

Current Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 202-204

  Armstrong, John H ^a,b   Holtzmuller, Kent C ^a   Barcia, Peter J ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Trichobezoar; Trichophagia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346448375     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(00)00469-4     Document Type: Article

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