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Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction.

A Varma·B K Sudhindra
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Trichobezoar is a rare clinical entity. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to trichobezoar is extremely rare. We report a case of subacute bowel obstruction in a 7-year-old girl which required resection of the involved ileal segment and release of small bowel adhesions.

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A Varma, B K Sudhindra. Trichobezoar with small bowel obstruction.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02731062

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