Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A surgically successfully treated case of (2.8 kg) Trichobezoar presenting with severe epigastric pain, vomiting, associated with anemia and dark stool of one days duration. Complicated on admission by an acute intestinal obstruction. There has been no report of such a case from Saudi Arabia up to the present time. The presenting symptoms and signs, and management strategies are discussed.
Source: Saudi Medical Journal
Authors: Mohamed S. Al-Skaini, Mohamed I. Seleem
Institution: Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1485106918