Trichobezoar in a patient with sickle cell anemia: A pain crisis is not always to blame

Trichobezoar, a ball of hair in the stomach, is an under-diagnosed problem that should be considered in patients with an upper abdominal pain and mass, weight loss, and bowel obstruction especially in young girls with underlying psychiatric disorder or mental retardation. Patients with sickle cell d...

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Main Authors: M.S. El-Mekkawy, A.H. Hosam, A. Rabah, M. Mosaad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X14000886