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.
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doaj-df5698e436e14218a02235a2cd2b2bfd2020-11-24T23:46:53ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662017-11-0126C111410.1016/j.epsc.2017.08.014Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literatureGayatri Malhotra-Gupta, DOCourtney Janowski, MDRichard Sidlow, MDThis 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617302166TrichobezoarTrichotillomaniaTrichophagiaGastric perforation |
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Gayatri Malhotra-Gupta, DO Courtney Janowski, MD Richard Sidlow, MD |
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Gayatri Malhotra-Gupta, DO Courtney Janowski, MD Richard Sidlow, MD Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Trichobezoar Trichotillomania Trichophagia Gastric perforation |
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Gayatri Malhotra-Gupta, DO Courtney Janowski, MD Richard Sidlow, MD |
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Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature |
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Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature |
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Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature |
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Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature |
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Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature |
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gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: a case report and review of the literature |
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Elsevier |
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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2213-5766 |
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2017-11-01 |
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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. |
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Trichobezoar Trichotillomania Trichophagia Gastric perforation |
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