GIANT GASTRIC TRICHOBEZOAR IN A TEENAGE GIRL WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA
Introduction. A bezoar is a conglomerate comprising partially digested or undigested matters, impacted in the stomach. Trichobezoars (agglomerations of hair) occur most frequently in patients with mental disorders (trichotillomania) and represent a rare pathology that can entail diagnostic and ther...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_PEDIATRICS/Revista_Romana_de_PEDIATRIE-2018-Nr.2/RJP_2018_2_EN_Art-04.pdf |