Gastric perforation secondary to a trichobezoar: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

This paper describes a 10-year-old female in whom gastric perforation occured secondary to a massive gastric trichobezoar. A literature review of this rare cause of gastric perforation follows.

Keywords

• Trichobezoar
• Trichotillomania
• Trichophagia
• Gastric perforation