Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature

This paper describes a 10-year-old female in whom gastric perforation occured secondary to a massive gastric trichobezoar. A literature review of this rare cause of gastric perforation follows.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gayatri Malhotra-Gupta, DO, Courtney Janowski, MD, Richard Sidlow, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617302166