Abstract
Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition are commonly young females who often have an underlying psychiatric disorder such as trichotillomania, or the compulsive urge to pull one's own hair out. Several treatment options are proposed, including removal by conventional laparotomy, laparoscopy, or endoscopy. Up to the best of our knowledge few cases only had complete removal of trichobezoar without the need for the various modifications in the extraction of trichobezoar such as suprapubic incision, inguinal crease incision, extending the port-site incision or gastropexy to abdominal wall. We report an eleven-year-old boy with a large gastro-duodenal trichobezoar who underwent complete laparoscopic removal without complications.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
