Korean J Pediatr.
2006 May;49(5):574-576. 10.3345/kjp.2006.49.5.574.
A huge trichobezoar in the jejunum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. ik052@unitel.co.kr
- KMID: 2278578
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2006.49.5.574
Abstract
- 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.
