Biomaterial Database

Duodenal trichobezoar caused by compression of the superior mesenteric artery. 1995

J J Doski, and C J Priebe, and T Smith, and J C Chumas

Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8191, USA.

Trichobezoars can occur in young women who have a history of trichotillomania, trichophagia, gastric dysmotility, and psychiatric dysfunction. A 6-year-old anorexic girl presented with a fixed right-upper-quadrant abdominal mass. Exploratory celiotomy for a duodenal trichobezoar led to removal of the large foreign body, via a duodenotomy, and prompted a Ladd procedure, in which the duodenum was moved from beneath the compressing superior mesenteric artery to relieve underlying duodenal narrowing.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008638	Mesenteric Arteries	Arteries which arise from the abdominal aorta and distribute to most of the intestines.	Arteries, Mesenteric,Artery, Mesenteric,Mesenteric Artery
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D004380	Duodenal Obstruction	Hindrance of the passage of luminal contents in the DUODENUM. Duodenal obstruction can be partial or complete, and caused by intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Simple obstruction is associated with diminished or stopped flow of luminal contents. Strangulating obstruction is associated with impaired blood flow to the duodenum in addition to obstructed flow of luminal contents.	Duodenal Obstructions,Obstruction, Duodenal,Obstructions, Duodenal
D004386	Duodenum	The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.	Duodenums
D005260	Female		Females
D006197	Hair	A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.	Fetal Hair,Hair, Fetal,Lanugo,Fetal Hairs,Hairs,Hairs, Fetal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001630	Bezoars	Concretions of swallowed hair, fruit or vegetable fibers, or similar substances found in the alimentary canal.	Hair Balls,Trichobezoars,Ball, Hair,Balls, Hair,Bezoar,Hair Ball,Trichobezoar