Trichophagia as a cause of acute appendicitis in a patient with bipolar disorder
ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.28, no.4, pp.554-556, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 28 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.14744/tjtes.2022.34808
- Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.554-556
- Keywords: Acute appendicitis, bipolar disorder, trichophagia
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal surgical emergencies worldwide. Clinical diagnosis is possible in most of the cases although imaging modalities may become necessary if the diagnosis is uncertain. Appendectomy, preferably the laparoscopic approach, still remains the gold standard treatment to date. The pathophysiology usually includes luminal obstruction by an appendicolith or lymphoid hyperplasia and rarely parasitic infections. In this report, we present an extremely rare case of a patient with diagnosis of bipolar disorder and a history of trichophagia resulting in trichobezoar formation within the appendiceal lumen leading to acute appendicitis.