Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report
Published: 2023-09-05
Page: 201-205
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 2]
Conde A. Y. *
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
El Mouatassim Z.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Kaba I.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Ouhammou Y.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Mkira O.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Tayeb L.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
El Absi M.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Ounani M.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Echerrab El M.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
Alami El F. H.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
El Amraoui M.
Department of Visceral Surgical Emergencies, University Hospital Center, Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco.
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Abstract
Trichobezoar is a foreign body in the digestive tract, made up of hair and fibers. Rarely encountered, and usually occurring in adolescent girls with a proven psychiatric history, it is often strictly gastric in location. We report the case of a 21-year-old breast-feeding patient with a poorly elucidated psychiatric history, who unconsciously consumed her own hair for two years. Upper digestive endoscopy was sufficient to make a positive diagnosis. Treatment was surgical, and the post-operative course was straightforward.
We therefore strongly recommend oesogastroduodenal fibroscopy in the management of identical forms. However, supportive psychotherapy after surgical treatment should be the rule.
Keywords: Trichobezoar, endoscopy, surgery, psychotherapy