Most common presentation of trichobezoar is: (A) Obstruction, (B) Peritonitis, (C) Hemorrage, (D) Asymptomatic
Answer is A. Ans) a (Obstruction) Ref: Sabiston's textbook of surgery 18th editionTrichobezoars are concretions of hair, generally found in long-haired girls or women who often deny eating their own hair (trichophagy). Symptoms include pain from gastric ulceration and fullness from gastric outlet obstruction & occasional gastric perforation