TRICHOBEZOAR

Saudi Med J. 2006 Jul;27(7):1057-9 Trichobezoar Rishi M, Elhousieni M, Mishra A, Ehtuish EF, Hanesh A Department of General Surgery, Tripoli Central Hospital, University of Al-Fateh, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahirriya, Libya Abstract Trichobezoar is an uncommon condition often presenting, among other signs, with a history of trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report an unusual case of gastric trichobezoar with extension into jejunum in a patient with an unusual habit of ingesting hair plucked from other people’s scalp http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16830031
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