Large gastric trichobezoar in a normal healthy woman: Case report and review of pertinent literature

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1042-1044

  Coulter, Rachel ^a   Antony, Martin Thomas ^a   Bhuta, Prajesh ^a   Memon, Muhammed Ashraf ^a,b  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Astley House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Female; Gastric; Trichobezoar

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; STOMACH SURGERY; TRICHOBEZOAR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; BEZOARS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; PAIN; STOMACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644479315     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000182175.55032.4a     Document Type: Review

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