Gastric Trichobezoar with Outlet Obstruction in a Child of 4 Years old - A Rare Occurrence

A bezoar is a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fibre) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestine. The risk is greater among the mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed children. Bezoars are commonly seen in female patients (approximately 90%) aged 1019 years and only half of the patients have history of trichophagia1. Trichophagia (eating of hair) and trichotillomania (pulling of hair) are psychiatric disorders which usually precede the formation of trichobezoar2.