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Picture of the abdomen of the patient showing the large visible mass in the left upper quadrant and extending below the umbilicus.
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The bowel sounds were normal and there was no any abnormal bruit Fig. 1.
CT scan of the abdomen showing a large oval shaped intra-gastric mass with interspersed air.
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Endoscopy showed a huge ball of hair occupying the whole gastric cavity and extending to the upper part of the duodenum Fig. 2.
Intraoperative picture showing the hair ball being extracted from the stomach.
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The stomach closed in 2 layers with inner continuous and outer interrupted suturing technique using 2/0 silk suture Fig. 3, Fig. 4.