The Pica syndrome is an eating disorder characterized by an excessive or abnormal\ndesire to consume a non-nourishing substance which can be relatively\nharmless, or potentially harmful for the health. It is a rare affection secondary\nto the accumulation of diverse nature foreign bodies inside the digestive tract\nand more especially at the stomach level. Gastro-intestinal localization is the\nmost frequent, and can remain long time asymptomatic. Treatment is surgical.\nWe report 3 cases of digestive complication of Pica syndrome. The first\none was operated for gastric perforation due to nail (53 nails, a pin and bands\nof tape recorder cassette ingested), the second one for trichobezoar and the\nlast had a subocclusion by pieces of granite.
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