The prestigious journal details the case of a previously healthy 18-year-old woman who consulted a team of gastrointestinal specialists.
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©the New England Journal of Medicine |
Doctors say this hairball removed from a woman's stomach weighed 10 pounds. |
She complained of a five-month history of pain and swelling in her abdomen, vomiting after eating and a 40-pound weight loss.
Comment: No, it's not satire ;-)