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Laparoscopic Removal of a Gastric Trichobezoar in an 8-Year-Old Girl: a Case Report
Gyuseog Choi, Byungho Choe, Jinyoung Park
J Korean Assoc Pediatr Surg 2010;16(1):43-48.   Published online June 30, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13029/jkaps.2010.16.1.43

Gastric trichobezoars are commonly observed in young women with trichotillomania and trichophagia. We encountered an 8-year-old girl who had trichotillomania and trichophagia with abdominal pain and a mass, which was diagnosed as a large gastric trichobezoar. On physical examination, a huge, firm nontender mobile mass was palpated in her epigastrium. An upper gastrointestinal series and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan showed a large mass in the stomach. Endoscopic removal was tried but failed. Laparoscopic removal was therefore performed. The trichobezoar was successfully retrieved through a gastrotomy and removed through an extended umbilical trocar incision. This case demonstrates that laparoscopic removal of large gastric trichobezoars is feasible and safe without a large abdominal incision.

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