Archive · 30 May 2025
World's Longest Hairball Removed from Teen's Stomach
A 14-year-old girl had a very long hairball, called a trichobezoar, removed from her stomach.
This hairball was 210 cm long, making it the world's longest ever recorded.
The girl had been eating non-food items like hair and chalk due to a condition called Pica.
Doctors removed the hairball during a two-hour surgery at SMS Hospital in Jaipur, India.
The girl is now recovering and will be discharged soon.
Doctors at SMS Hospital surgically removed a 210 cm trichobezoar from a 14-year-old girl's stomach.
The trichobezoar, a collection of hair, is believed to be the longest recorded.
The girl had been experiencing abdominal pain and vomiting for over a month.
She was diagnosed with Pica, a condition where she ate non-edible substances.
The surgery, lasting about two hours, successfully removed the hairball in one piece.
- Who
- A 14-year-old girl
- What
- Surgical removal of a 210cm trichobezoar
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- SMS Hospital, Jaipur, India
- Why
- The girl had been experiencing abdominal pain and vomiting due to a trichobezoar in her stomach.
- Trichobezoar Length
- 210 cm
- Hospital
- SMS Hospital, Jaipur
- Patient's Age
- 14
- Underlying Condition
- Pica
- Patient's Residence
- Barara village, Agra district
