| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 1 | Page : 38-40 |
Terminal ileal trichophytobezoar with perforation: A rare presentation with review
Ronald Scorpio, Devesh Sharma
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Ave, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
Correspondence Address:
Devesh Sharma
2 Holly Court, Danville, PA-17821
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.42575
Trichophytobezoars are uncommon foreign bodies, formed by hairs and vegetable matter with impacted food particles. We report an unusual case of a 5-year-old girl with large terminal ileal trichophytobezoar causing perforation peritonitis.
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