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Trichobezoar

Case contributed by Danilo Ferreira Maia
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Infant with abdominal pain. Gastric mass seen on the ultrasound of the abdomen.

Patient Data

Age: 3 years
Gender: Female
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Heterogeneous material with gaseous and calcified foci in the gastric lumen, associated with the gas/ liquid lamina surrounding it adjacent to the wall with significant gastric distension. 

 

Photo

The patient underwent surgery and the trichobezoar hypothesis was confirmed.

Case Discussion

The patient underwent surgery and the trichobezoar hypothesis was confirmed.

 

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