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Trichobezoar Trichobezoar

This trichobezoar, or hairball, is one of three in the Museum's collections. This specimen was successfully removed during surgery from the stomach of a 12-year-old girl. From age six she had suffered from trichophagia, an emotional disorder causing young girls to eat their hair. (M-906106)

Trichobezoar



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