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Bezoar - Symptom

Alternative Names

Trichobezoar; Hairball

Symptoms:

Signs and tests:

The child may have a lump in the abdomen that can be felt by the health care provider. A barium swallow x-ray will show the mass in the stomach, sometimes a scope is used (endoscopy) to directly view the bezoar.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/26/2007
  • Daniel Rauch, M.D., FAAP., Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.