| A huge trichobezoar in the jejunum |
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Ho Kyung Lim, Young Ok Kim, Young Jong Woo |
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Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea |
| 공장의 모발석 1례 |
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임호경, 김영옥, 우영종 |
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전남대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Young Ok Kim, Email: ik052@unitel.co.kr
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| Abstract |
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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 pediatric psychologist revealed neither abnormal behavioral tendencies nor overt psychopathology. After removing the trichobezoar from the jejunum, her health improved completely. We report a rare case of a huge jejunal trichobezoar in a normally developed child with no psychological problems. |
| Key Words:
Jejunal trichobezoar |
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