An intragastric trichobezoar: computerised tomographic appearance

J Postgrad Med. 2000 Apr-Jun;46(2):94-5.

Abstract

A 26-year-old lady presented with a history of abdominal pain and distension since two months. The ultrasound examination showed an epigastric mass, which was delineated as a filling defect in the stomach on barium studies. The computerised tomographic scan showed a gastric mass with pockets of air in it, without post-contrast enhancement. This case highlights the characteristic appearance on computerised tomography of a bezoar within the stomach, a feature that is not commonly described in medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bezoars / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bezoars / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Stomach*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*