Perfuração gástrica por tricobezoarAbstract
Bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies found in the stomach and intestines. They are usually secundary to "strange" or "weird" alimentary habits. The contents may include hait; stones, vegetal fibers and others. Diagnosis is generally made due to complications, mainly parcial or complete obstruction of the segment affected. Bleeding and peiforation may also occur: This paper describes a case of a 14-years-old female patient, who presented herself to lhe Emergency Room and was diagnosed as having a gastric peiforation due to a trichobezoar that was 15 cm long and weighted 900g. A review of lhe literature and comments about diagnosis and management are presented.
Bezoar; Trichobezoar
Bezoar; Trichobezoar
Bezoar; Trichobezoar
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Perfuração gástrica por tricobezoar
Gastric perforation secondary to trichobezoar
Elisanio de Souza Cardoso, ACBC-SEI; Valéria Ramalho SantosII
IProfessor da Disciplina de Clínica Cirúrgica do Curso de Medicina da UFSE
IIAcadêmica do 6° ano de Medicina da UFSE
ABSTRACT
Bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies found in the stomach and intestines. They are usually secundary to "strange" or "weird" alimentary habits. The contents may include hait; stones, vegetal fibers and others. Diagnosis is generally made due to complications, mainly parcial or complete obstruction of the segment affected. Bleeding and peiforation may also occur: This paper describes a case of a 14-years-old female patient, who presented herself to lhe Emergency Room and was diagnosed as having a gastric peiforation due to a trichobezoar that was 15 cm long and weighted 900g. A review of lhe literature and comments about diagnosis and management are presented.
Key words: Bezoar; Trichobezoar.
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Recebido em 27/3/98
Aceito para publicação em 1/10/98
Trabalho realizado no Hospital Governador João Alves Filho - Aracaju -SE
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