{
  "abstract": "We report a case of three bezoars identified on computed tomography (CT) in a paediatric patient presenting with acute small bowel obstruction. The bezoars were surgically removed via laparotomy with gastrotomy and enterotomy, confirming their classification as trichobezoars. A trichobezoar is a mass of undigested hair in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). This case report demonstrates the use of CT in the diagnosis of this extremely rare case.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Clinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies at St Augustine Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago"
      ],
      "name": "Jason Diljohn"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Clinical Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies at St Augustine Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago"
      ],
      "name": "Fidel Rampersad"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Compound, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago"
      ],
      "name": "Sanjiv Bissram"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Compound, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago"
      ],
      "name": "Aleena Ishmael"
    }
  ],
  "title": "An unusual cause of acute small bowel obstruction in a child: multiple trichobezoars diagnosed on CT",
  "uid": "a0272f1c-7e98-5610-ba28-0fe928ec3b10"
}