Compulsion beyond hairpulling
A mass of hair found trapped in the gastrointestinal system is termed a trichobezoar. Complications such as gastric ulceration, bleeding, perforation, and intestinal obstruction may occur. There is a relative paucity of reports on trichobezoars in psychiatry compared to the surgical literature. Here...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijamhrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2349-4220;year=2023;volume=10;issue=1;spage=50;epage=52;aulast=Gupta |