Meltem Kaba, Çetin Ali Karadağ, Nihat Sever, İlayda Ser, Mesut Demir, Abdullah Yıldız, Ayşe Merve Usta
BACKGROUND: Trichobezoar is a rare clinical condition in children, which is caused by the accumulation of swallowed hair mass in the digestive tract. This condition is most common in young women with psychiatric histories who suffer from trichotillomania (TTM), where they have an irresistible urge to pull out their hair. Diagnosis and treatment of this pathology, which is already extremely rare, and its variable clinical presentations are challenging. The aim of this study was to increase awareness of trichobezoar in the differential diagnosis of signs of intestinal obstruction in children and to evaluate the diagnosis and management of this rare pathology...
November 2023: Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery: TJTES