A rare giant gastric trichobezoar in a young female patient: Case report and review of the literature.

Dimitra G DelimpaltadakiIoannis G GkionisMathaios E FlamourakisAndreas F StrehleEmmanouil N BachlitzanakisMichail I GiakoumakisManousos S ChristodoulakisKonstantinos G Spiridakis

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

A bezoar is an aggregate of undigested foreign materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause serious symptoms or even life-threatening complications. Trichobezoars, a subtype of bezoars, are a rare condition usually occurring in females with psychiatric disorders, with Rapunzel syndrome being an uncommon form of trichobezoar.

Keyphrases

case report
risk factors
middle aged
sleep quality
physical activity
rare case
depressive symptoms