Archive · 30 Jul 2025
Girl Undergoes Surgery for Stomach Hairball
A young girl in India had a big problem: a giant ball of hair in her tummy!
She had been feeling sick, losing weight, and not wanting to eat for about six months.
Doctors found a ball of hair, almost half a kilogram in size, inside her.
It turned out she had been eating her own hair.
The doctors performed surgery to remove the hairball, and now she's feeling much better and can eat normally again.
She is expected to go home soon.
A 10-year-old girl in Amravati, Maharashtra underwent surgery.
Doctors removed a hairball weighing nearly half a kilogram from her stomach.
The girl experienced vomiting, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
She admitted to eating hair for an extended period.
The surgery was successful, and the girl is recovering well.
- Who
- A 10-year-old girl.
- What
- Surgery to remove a hairball from the stomach.
- When
- A few days before the report.
- Where
- Amravati, Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- To address digestive issues caused by a hairball.
- Patient Age
- 10 years old
- Location
- Amravati, Maharashtra, India
- Condition
- Hairball in stomach
- Symptoms
- Vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss
- Weight of Hairball
- Nearly half a kilogram
- Surgeon
- Dr. Usha Gajbhiye
- Surgery Outcome
- Successful
