PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Skaini, Mohamed S.
AU  - Seleem, Mohamed I.
TI  - Trichobezoar. A rare cause of acute bowel obstruction
DP  - 2000 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 585--586
VI  - 21
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/6/585.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/6/585.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2000 Jun 01; 21
AB  - A surgically successfully treated case of (2.8kg) Trichobezoar presenting with severe epigastric pain, vomiting, associated with anemia and dark stool of one days duration. Complicated on admission by an acute intestinal obstruction. There has been no report of such a case from Saudi Arabia up to the present time. The presenting symptoms and signs, and management strategies are discussed.