Trichobezoar

Case contributed by Andrew Dixon
Diagnosis certain
Photo

Photograph of a trichobezoar following removal from the stomach. Note how the mass of hair has formed an anatomic cast of the stomach lumen. Image courtesy of Pierre-Jean Linares.

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Mottled intraluminal density distending the stomach consistent with a large trichobezoar (hair ball). Images courtesy of Pierre-Jean Linares.  

Case Discussion

Trichobezoar photographs courtesy of Pierre-Jean Linares.

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