Removing a 0.5kg hair ball from a child's stomach

QNgTV- Doctors from the Department of Surgery, in collaboration with the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation, Quang Ngai Province Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, have successfully performed surgery to remove a 0.5kg hairball from the stomach of a 6-year-old patient. The patient's health is now stable after surgery.

Doctors at the Provincial Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital performed surgery to remove a hairball from a child's stomach.

The child was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. Through ultrasound, the doctor discovered that the child's stomach was full of hair-like foreign objects. The child was ordered to undergo a digestive endoscopy under anesthesia. The results showed that the hairball occupied the entire stomach.

A half-kilo hairball was removed from the stomach of a 6-year-old patient.

After consultation, the surgical team performed an open stomach surgery to remove the foreign object. The doctor removed a large, tightly twisted hairball, occupying the patient's entire stomach, weighing about 0.5kg.

According to the doctor, the patient was diagnosed with Rapunzel Syndrome, a rare psychological disorder that causes children to pull out and eat their hair. The syndrome is common in girls, especially preschoolers.

Although the patient can still eat and drink normally, prolonged hair swallowing will lead to reflux, intestinal obstruction, stomach ulcers, and even life-threatening. Parents and caregivers need to monitor children's unusual behavior, intervene promptly, and ensure children's health and safety.

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