A rare case report of mass per abdomen in a young girl

---

Case Report

Author Details : K. Surender, Shyam Prasad, Arelly Jyostna, V. Sangeetha

Volume : 1, Issue : 1, Year : 2018

Article Page : 25-28

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

Introduction: Trichobezoar is a rare condition due to accumulation of hair within gastrointestinal tract with varied presentation from asymptomatic to intestinal obstruction, perforation.
Case characteristics: 10 year old girl presenting with mass per abdomen.
Outcome: Large Gastric Trichobezoar confirmed on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, removed by laparotomy. Postoperative period is uneventful.
Message: Trichobezoar must be considered as one of the differential diagnosis in young girls presenting with mass per abdomen or with nonspecific abdominal complaints.

Keywords: Mass per abdomen, Trichobezoar.

How to cite : Surender K, Prasad S, Jyostna A, Sangeetha V, A rare case report of mass per abdomen in a young girl. J Paediatr Nurs Sci 2018;1(1):25-28

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.