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Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Kansagra, Akash P.
Coimbra, Raul
Lee, Jeanne
Coufal, Nicole G.
Bansal, Vishal
Doucet, Jay
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report the unusual case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with multiple episodes of small bowel obstruction.
Initial exploratory lap-roscopy did not reveal an etiology of the obstruction.
Subsequent upper endoscopy identified a non-obstructing gastric trichobezoar which could not be removed endoscopically but was not thought to be responsible for the small bowel obstruction given its location.
One week postoperatively, the patient experienced recurrence of small bowel obstruction.
Repeat endoscopy disclosed that the trichobezoar was no longer located in the stomach and upon repeat laparotomy was extracted from the mid-jejunum.
In the following 8 months, the patient had no further episodes of small bowel obstruction.
Consequently, gastric bezoars should be included in the differential diagnosis of recurrent small bowel obstruction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Coufal, Nicole G.& Kansagra, Akash P.& Doucet, Jay& Lee, Jeanne& Coimbra, Raul& Bansal, Vishal. 2011. Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Coufal, Nicole G.…[et al.]. Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Coufal, Nicole G.& Kansagra, Akash P.& Doucet, Jay& Lee, Jeanne& Coimbra, Raul& Bansal, Vishal. Gastric Trichobezoar Causing Intermittent Small Bowel Obstruction : Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455421
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455421