Gastric Trichobezoar: Case Report

Abstract

Bezoar is a mass that cannot be digested and that is collected in the gastrointestinal system. A 28-year-old girl, underwent an operation for abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anemia and epigatsric mass, was presented in this study. A mass which took the shape of the stomach was removed out of her stomach by laparatomy. Postoperative period was uneventful. A subsequent psychiatric consultation revealed trichotillomania and depression.

Keywords

• trichobezoar
• bezoar
• trichotillomania
• trichophagia