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A huge trichobezoar in the jejunum
Ho Kyung Lim, Young Ok Kim, Young Jong Woo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(5):574-576.   Published online May 15, 2006
An otherwise healthy, 8-year-old girl presented with vague abdominal pain, vomiting, and a tensely distended abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated a huge amount of jejunal material, about 10 cm long, resulting in near obstruction of the jejunum. The material was removed surgically and a postoperative pathologic report confirmed that it was a trichobezoar. A postoperative consultation with a...
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