Rare case of trichobezoar causing pancreatitis in a young woman.
BMJ Case Rep
; 12(12)2019 Dec 03.
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| ID: mdl-31801773
ABSTRACT
This is a case of a 14-year-old woman diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on history and laboratory investigations. CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis along with the presence of two bezoars in the stomach and proximal jejunum. Gastroscopy showed a large trichobezoar with difficult endoscopic extraction. Accordingly, the patient underwent laparotomy, gastrostomy and enterotomy with successful removal of the large gastric and jejunal daughter bezoars. Following surgery, pancreatitis resolved and investigations returned to normal. Child psychiatry consultation was sought, and she was diagnosed with trichotillomania and trichophagia.
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Assunto principal:
Pancreatite
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Estômago
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Tricotilomania
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Bezoares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article