Trichobezoars in the stomach and ileum and their laparoscopy-assisted removal: A bizarre case

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Palanivelu, C ^a   Rangarajan, Muthukumaran ^a   Senthilkumar, R ^a   Madankumar, M V ^a  

^a GEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Endoscopy; Laparoscopy; Minimal access surgery; Trichobezoar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MINILAPAROTOMY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRICHOBEZOAR; BEZOAR; CHILD; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH;

BEZOARS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; LAPAROSCOPY; STOMACH;

EID: 34447532206     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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