Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Boy's Stomach: Doctors Remove Hairball, Shoelace
A young boy named Subham had been feeling sick for two months, experiencing stomach pain, throwing up, and losing weight.
Doctors found a large ball of hair and a shoelace stuck in his stomach.
They removed it with surgery.
The boy also received counseling.
It turns out he had a rare condition called a trichobezoar, where swallowed hair clumps together.
A 7-year-old boy had a hairball and shoelace removed from his stomach.
The boy suffered from stomach pain, vomiting and weight loss for two months.
He was first treated at a private hospital with no relief.
Doctors at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital performed surgery.
The boy was counseled and has since been discharged.
- Who
- A 7-year-old boy named Subham
- What
- Doctors removed a hairball and shoelace from his stomach.
- When
- For the past two months.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Why
- The boy experienced stomach pain, vomiting, and weight loss due to a trichobezoar.
- Patient
- Subham, 7-year-old boy
- Location
- Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Gujarat
- Symptoms
- Stomach pain, vomiting, weight loss
- Removed Items
- Hairball and shoelace
- Diagnosis
- Trichobezoar
- Treatment
- Laparotomy surgery and psychiatric counseling
