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at 4:04 a.m. Jan, 27, 2026 ]
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gnigam
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ishwarm
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Bezoar is a general term used to refer to a concretion of indigestible material (usually gastric).
They may arise from a variety of conditions but hair consumption resulting in a concretion is referred to as a trichobezoar
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/230T3f?q=bezoar#Y893017d569426a1c8b06d32842320b3d
Rejection reason
Original Terminology is more applicable to Uworld practice questions. Users should be able to deduce all the specifics of nomenclature from info in the extra.
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- Symptoms: early satiety, post-prandial abdominal pain, post-prandial vomiting
- Diagnosis: abdominal succussion splash, endoscopy for definitive diagnosis
- Treatment: stomach decompression with nasogastric suctioning, IV hydration, surgical removal
Stomach-shaped trichobezoar with tapering tail extending into the small bowel:
- Causes gastric outlet obstruction due to a mass of hair blocking the GI system
- Symptoms: early satiety, post-prandial abdominal pain, post-prandial vomiting
- Diagnosis: abdominal succussion splash, endoscopy for definitive diagnosis
- Treatment: stomach decompression with nasogastric suctioning, IV hydration, surgical removal
Stomach-shaped trichobezoar with tapering tail extending into the small bowel:
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