Trichobezoar as a Cause of Upper Digestive Tract Obstruction. Report of a Case
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A gastric bezoar is defined as a foreign body resulting from the accumulation of ingested material, most commonly found as a hard mass or concretion in the stomach. It has been described in patients with psychiatric illnesses. We present the case of a patient with tricobezoar that is composed of hair that required surgical extraction.
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