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Kerala doctors remove 1kg hairball from 9-year-old girl's stomach and intestine
✍️ mid-day.com
🗓 04 Oct 2026, 06:01 AM
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Surgeons in Kerala extracted a one-kilogram hair mass from the stomach and small intestine of a nine-year-old girl.
In Kerala, a nine-year-old girl underwent a procedure to remove a one-kilogram hair mass from her stomach and small intestine.
The hair mass, formed by ingested hair, was identified during medical examination and subsequently extracted.
Medical staff confirmed that the extraction was completed and the foreign material was taken out completely.
The hair mass, formed by ingested hair, was identified during medical examination and subsequently extracted.
Medical staff confirmed that the extraction was completed and the foreign material was taken out completely.