Surgeons at a hospital in Taraz, southern
Kazakhstan were stunned after removing a hairball from an unnamed
11-year-old girl’s stomach during a surgical operation.
According to Daily Star, the youngster was taken to the hospital after suffering from a severe stomach ache and loss of appetite and could not as much as take in a glass of water.
The doctors could not ascertain the reason for the girl’s discomfort
until they carried out the surgical operation and made the bizarre
discovery from her stomach.
The huge ball of hair measured about 17cm across the stomach and around 35cm into the girl’s bowel and the parents confessed to have spotted their daughter chewing her long hair, but were unaware she was swallowing it.
Medically, the condition is known as Rapunzel syndrome while the
Scientists, who called the hairball a ‘trichobezoar’ expressed
confidence that their patient would eat and drink again.
According to Daily Star, the youngster was taken to the hospital after suffering from a severe stomach ache and loss of appetite and could not as much as take in a glass of water.
One of the surgeons holding out the hairball after removing it from the unnamed 11-year-old girl’s stomach. Photo: Daily Star
The huge ball of hair measured about 17cm across the stomach and around 35cm into the girl’s bowel and the parents confessed to have spotted their daughter chewing her long hair, but were unaware she was swallowing it.
The hairball after being removed from the girl’s stomach. Photo: Daily Star
