Trichobezoar is a rare condition that occurs mostly in young women with psychiatric disorders such as trichotillomania and trichophagia. We report the case of a giant gastric trichobezoar in a 21-year-old woman who presented with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. Abdominal examination revealed a large epigastric mass. Endoscopic and imaging findings were highly suggestive of a gastric trichobezoar. Surgical extraction of the huge hair mass was successfully performed through an open gastrotomy. Postoperatively, history of a neglected chronic depression with suicidal ideation was diagnosed. Consequently, the patient was referred to the psychiatric department for mental healthcare, to prevent trichobezoar recurrences.

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Les tumeurs à cellules granuleuses (TCG) sont des tumeurs peu fréquentes. Elles sont localisées préférentiellement eu niveau de la peau et des tissus sous-cutanés. La localisation gastrique reste rare. A un nouveau cas de tumeur d'Abrikossoff à localisation gastrique ainsi qu'une brève revue de la littérature, on se propose d'étudier les particularités cliniques, endoscopiques et thérapeutiques de cette entité rare.

Polycysticdisease of the pancreasis a rare disease most often seen in association with polycystic kidney disease and Von Hippel Lindau syndrome. It is characterized by the presence of single or multiple simple congenital cysts in the pancreatic parenchyma. These cysts are benign in nature and do not communicate with the main pancreatic duct. We report a case of a young 31-year-old female patient incidentally detected to have multiple simple pancreatic cysts.

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