Pakistan Science Abstracts
Choose Theme
1
2
3
4
Theme 1
— Green & Gold
Print
Save as PDF
Export BibTeX
Close
No Detail Found!
Home
›
Isra Medical Journal
Trichobezoar: An uncommon surgical problem.
Author(s)
Tariq Wahab Khanzada
Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan
Abdul-Samad
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Basant Kumar
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
Abstract
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.
Publication Details
Page(s)
24-25
DOI
DOI not available
Published
Journal: Isra Medical Journal, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2009
Request the full text from PASTIC
More from
Isra Medical Journal
Tobacco use and its health hazards among male teaching and non-teaching staff of a public sector health sciences university in Pakistan.
Frequency of gall bladder carcinoma in patients undergoing surgery for cholelithiasis.
Perinatal outcome in diabetic mothers at Isra University Hospital.
Laparoscopic evaluation of chronic pelvic pain: Experience at a public sector university hospital.
Appropriate cut-off value of Alvarado scores for patients undergoing appendectomy at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad.
0
Citations
0
Downloads
44
Views