A huge trichobezoar in the jejunum / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 574-576, 2006.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-135546
ABSTRACT
An otherwise healthy, 8-year-old girl presented with vague abdominal pain, vomiting, and a tensely distended abdomen. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated a huge amount of jejunal material, about 10 cm long, resulting in near obstruction of the jejunum. The material was removed surgically and a postoperative pathologic report confirmed that it was a trichobezoar. A postoperative consultation with a pediatric psychologist revealed neither abnormal behavioral tendencies nor overt psychopathology. After removing the trichobezoar from the jejunum, her health improved completely. We report a rare case of a huge jejunal trichobezoar in a normally developed child with no psychological problems.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychology
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Psychopathology
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Vomiting
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Bezoars
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Abdominal Pain
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Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
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Ultrasonography
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Abdomen
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Jejunum
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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