RESUMO
Bezoars arc masses of foreign material in the gut, which can be of four types: phytobezoars. trichobezoars. lactobezoars and food boluses. Phytobezoars arc the commonest among these. Stomach is the commonest site for bezoar formation. Bezoars can result in obstruction. irritation and damage to the gastric wall and malnutrition. They may present to the clinician with the complaints of pain abdomen, they may migrate into small intestine where they may cause obstruction or perforation, vomiting and malnourishment. Trichobezoars are associated with trichotillomania a disorder characterized by failure to resist impulse to pull out ones hair. In this article we review two cases. first was a case of twenty eight year old female who was diagnosed as a case of gastric trihobezoar and the second case was a thirty year old lady diagnosed as a case of perforation peritonitis due to trichobczoar in jejunum, with one part in the stomach.
RESUMO
Splenic cysts are rare entities. They are either true cysts or pseudocysts. Former is thought to be congenital or parasitic while the latter are considered post-traumatic. Developments in imaging and operative surgery have led to significant changes in the management of these cysts. We present a case of young male with a large splenic pseudocyst who was managed successfully by minimally invasive surgical approach. Pertinent literature is reviewed briefly.