Unusual Case of Abdominal Mass | [Annals of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences • 2012]

Author(s):

1. Qasim Ali: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2. Faisal Murad: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

3. Atif Khan: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

4. Saira Khalid: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

5. Tariq Nawaz: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

6. Asif Zafar Malik: Surgical Unit-II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Abstract:

We report the unusual case of a 20-year-old woman who presented with painless swelling in left hypochondrium and left lumbar region and epigastrium. Subsequent upper endoscopy identified a non-obstructing gastric trichobezoar which was removed via laparotomy.

Page(s): 259-260

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Annals of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Year: 2012

Keywords:

Trichobezoar , Abdominal pain

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