Doctors Remove Massive Meter-Long Hairball From 9-Year-Old Girl After Years of Undetected Hair Eating
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Key Points:
- A nine-year-old girl in Vietnam was hospitalized with a life-threatening complete intestinal blockage caused by a massive hairball nearly one meter long, resulting from years of undetected hair eating linked to trichophagia.
- Doctors at Franco-Vietnamese Hospital identified the obstruction during emergency treatment after symptoms including severe abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss, and pallor.
- The child underwent a complex three-hour laparoscopic surgery combined with gastrointestinal endoscopy to successfully remove the hairball, leading to immediate pain relief and recovery.
- Trichophagia, often associated with mild psychological disorders or stress-related habits formed in early childhood, can cause serious health risks if not detected and treated early.
- The girl's parents were advised to monitor her
