Trichobezoar Causing Airway Compromise during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Objectives. (1) Report the case of a 5-year-old female with trichotillomania and trichophagia that suffered airway compromise during esophagogastroduodenoscopy for removal of a trichobezoar. (2) Provide management recommendations for an unusual foreign body causing extubation and partial airway obst...

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Main Authors: Erica Y. Kao, Nicholas J. Scalzitti, Gregory R. Dion, Sarah N. Bowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/806857