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Case Reports

Unusual Cause of Palpable Mass in Upper Abdomen—Giant Gastric Trichobezoar: Report of a Case

Z. PogorelicDepartments of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.View further author information
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I. JuricDepartments of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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V. ZitkoDepartments of Pediatrics, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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S. Britvic-PavloVDepartments of Radiology, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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M. BiocicDepartments of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Split and Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
Pages 160-163 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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