Abstract
A trichobezoar is a rarely encountered mass of hair, wool, and similar material in the stomach and intestine of some patients with trichotillomania and trichophagia. The accumulated hair within the stomach and intestine is resistant to digestion, which occasionally presents as trichobezoar-induced bowel or gastric outlet obstruction. Trichobezoars are more common in paediatric age than adults, with up to 90% occurring in girls [1-3]. This report aims to describe the case of a young woman with an obstructive trichobezoar of the stomach and duodenum.
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