Signs and Symptoms
Characteristics of the syndrome include:
- The body of a trichobezoar (hairball) located in the stomach, and its tail in the small bowel and/or in the right colon
- Small or large bowel obstruction
- Occurring in psychiatric patients
- Trichotillomania
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