case_images: PMC4691274_01
case_images: Shows abdominal X-ray (AP VIEW) suggestive of gas under diaphragm with filling defect.
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case_images: F1
case_images: After initial resuscitation, an erect abdominal radiograph was taken, which revealed gas under right side of diaphragm and an unusual shadow in the left hypochondrium in the region of the stomach (figure 1).
case_images: Shows intraoperative findings, visible large hairs through perforation.
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case_images: F2
case_images: Visible through the perforation was a large mass of hair (figure 2).
case_images: Shows scarred area of alopecia on scalp.
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case_images: F3
case_images: The patient had a scarred area of alopecia, which was supported by the history of eating hair for the past 4 years (figure 3).