The giant mass of hair called trichobezoar was found inside the stomach of the girl, when she was rushed to a hospital due to an inability to swallow food.
Trichobezoars - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
Trichobezoars are undigested masses of hair mixed with food particles in the abdomen hairball and it is especially common in women with psychiatric disorders.
Trichobezoars are undigested masses of hair mixed with food particles in the abdomen hairball and it is especially common in women with psychiatric disorders.
‘A school girl was found to have a giant mass of hair weighing more than a kilo inside the stomach. This condition is termed as Rapunzel Syndrome.’
The huge hairball was measuring 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in her stomach and had moved 35 centimeters (13.8 inches) into the girl’s bowel. The intestinal condition caused by ingested hair gathering in the gut is often called Rapunzel syndrome. It can cause severe stomach problems, although less serious cases can be treated with a vomit-inducing drug.
Her parents have often seen their daughter chewing hair but had no idea that she had been swallowing it. Post-surgery doctors are confident that she would be able to resume to her normal diet.
Doctors Surgically Remove 2.5kg Mass of Human Hair From Mentally Challenged Girl
Sarika Barde, a 15-year-old mentally challenged girl had a 2.5kg mass of hair in her stomach which was removed surgically.
Sarika Barde, a 15-year-old mentally challenged girl had a 2.5kg mass of hair in her stomach which was removed surgically.
Source-Medindia
Teenage Girl�s Stomach is Home to a Four Pound Hairball
A strange habit of biting hair and chewing chalk turned a 19-year-old girl’s stomach to play host to a four pound hairball which had got lodged between her stomach and small intestine.
A strange habit of biting hair and chewing chalk turned a 19-year-old girl’s stomach to play host to a four pound hairball which had got lodged between her stomach and small intestine.
Hair Rope Removed from Teen's Stomach
A 1.5-metre long hair rope was removed from a 14-year-old girl's stomach, say hospital authorities.
A 1.5-metre long hair rope was removed from a 14-year-old girl's stomach, say hospital authorities.
