World's Biggest Hairball Removed From a Human Body
Saturday, November 24, 2007
A 10 pounds hairball from an 18 years old girl is the worlds' biggest hairball that is ever removed from a human body. It was removed from her stomach via surgery.
SourceDoctors at Rush Medical Center in Chicago carried out a scan and were amazed to find the huge mass of hair blocking her entire stomach, according to NEJM.
The hairball measured 15 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches when it was removed.
Once the hairball was removed, the patient was discharged and given psychiatric help. A year later the teenager has gained 20 pounds and has stopped eating her hair, the journal said.
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