case_images: PMC3367296_01
case_images: CT-Scan prior to surgery.
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case_images: F1
case_images: On further evaluation, a microcytic anemia was detected; an abdominal ultra-sound revealed a highly reflective structure not allowing in-depth evaluation, and a CT-scan reported a distended stomach, filled with heterogeneous density material, probably bezoar (Fig. 1).
case_images: Trichobezoar extracted.
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case_images: F2
case_images: The treatment consisted of an anterior gastrotomy with removal of bezoar and biopsy of existent gastric ulcer, which revealed the presence of human hair (Fig. 2).
case_images: PMC3367296_02