Tariq Wahab Khanzada, Abdul Samad, Basant Kumar.
Trichobezoar: an uncommon surgical problem.
Isra Med J Jan ;1(1):24-5.

Trichobezoar is an uncommon condition characterized by impaction of swallowed hair in the gastrointestinal tract. This is a case report of young psychiatric male patient presenting with well defined left hypochondriac mass. Upper GI endoscopy and CT scan were used to confirm the diagnosis of trichobezoar. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and a huge trichobezoar was removed. Along with the surgical follow up, patient also received psychiatric treatment postoperatively.

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