Simultaneous gastric and small intestinal trichobezoars-a hairy problem

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1495-1497

  Hoover, Kevin ^a   Piotrowski, Julie ^a   St Pierre, Kristin ^a   Katz, Aubrey ^a   Goldstein, Allan M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric outlet obstruction; Small bowel obstruction; Trichobezoar

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; STOMACH DISEASE; TRICHOBEZOAR;

BEZOARS; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNUM; STOMACH;

EID: 33746052454     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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