[Gastro-duodenal trichobezoars: a rare cause of obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract].

Background: Trichobezoars represent 55% of human bezoars. Patients are women in 90% of cases and have some psychiatric disorder in 40%.

Objective: To study the clinical features, diagnostic methodology and treatment in patients with trichobezoars.

[Analysis of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP), (1984-1994) decade. Comparison with a past series].

Between 1984-1994 records of 190 patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) were reviewed. Diagnosis was confirmed by surgery in 141, by necropsy 1 (75%), and for the remaining patients, by CT and clinical evaluation. Female 122 were female (64%), male 68 (36%), mean age 41 years (range 7-82 years).