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<Articles JournalTitle="Immunology and Genetics Journal">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Immunology and Genetics Journal</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2645-4831</Issn>
      <Volume>9</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Gastric Trichobezoar: An Iranian Case Report</title>
    <FirstPage>223</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>223</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farid</FirstName>
        <LastName>Imanzadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Hepatology and Nutrition Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Samaneh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vahdat nia</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Hepatology and Nutrition Research Center, Research Institute for Children's Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">The most prevalent reason of trichobizoar diseases are hair pulling (trichotillomania) and hair eating (trichophagia). It occurs most often in women under 30, which associated with trichotillomania. Trichobiosis of the stomach is very rare. If diagnosed on time and treated successfully, it does not cause considerable complications. In this study, we report a case of a 10-years-old female with epigastric pains for 2 months. The patient underwent diagnostic endoscopy due to a palpable mass in her epigastrium revealing gastric trichobezoar for which, she underwent surgical intervention. Detailed history taken from her revealed the history of trichotillomania and trichophagia since 3 years of age.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://igj.tums.ac.ir/index.php/igj/article/view/223</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
