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Tricholithobezoar Causing Gastric Perforation

open access: yesCase Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012
A bezoar is an intraluminal mass formed by the accumulation of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoar is a rare condition seen almost exclusively in young women with trichotillomania and trichotillophagia.
Juliana Santos Valenciano   +6 more
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Giant gastric trichobezoar in a young female [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Bezoars are concretions of undigested matter in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), most commonly in the stomach. The main predispositions to bezoar formation are, altered GIT anatomy or disordered GIT motility/physiology.
Saad, Anwar   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome in an adolescent girl

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Bezoars are masses, which are commonly encountered in patients after stomach surgery or in those with psychiatric problems. These are formed by the accumulation of intraluminal non digestible substances that can lead to obstruction of the stomach and the
Pradeep Kajal, Namita Bhutani
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Rapunzel Syndrome – A Case Report: Trichobezoar as a Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Intestinal Perforation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Rapunzel syndrome is described as a rare manifestation of gastric trichobezoar extending throughout the bowel and is associated with psychiatric disorders.
Nazia Ishaq, Tahir Khaleeq
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Giant gastric trichobezoar and Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl

open access: yesВестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
A trichobezoar is a cluster of hairs in the gastrointestinal tract that are stuck together with mucus. It can be formed by the patient’s or another person’s hair, or fibers of various objects. A giant trichobezoar with Rapunzel syndrome in childhood is a
R. Z. Tandilava   +2 more
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A Modified Laparoscopic Technique for the Removal of Nonfragmentable Giant Gastric Trichobezoar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Bezoars are usually defined as collections of nondigestible matter that most commonly accumulates in the stomach and can sometimes extend to the small bowel.
Harikrishnan, Sakthivel   +5 more
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Gastric Trichobezoar in a Pediatric Patient

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2014
Keywords: Child; Bezoars; Hair; Stomach.
Marta Clara Sousa   +2 more
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Úlcera gástrica terebrante e pancreatite aguda provocadas por tricobezoar

open access: yesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Bezoar is a foreing body whitin the digestive tract originated from ingestion of varied substances, mainly vegetal fiber or hair. We present a case of a 14-year-old girl with trichotillomania, gastric trichobezoar, gastric ulcer and acute pancreatitis ...
Alvaro Queiroz de Godoy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Complications From Foreign Body Ingestion in Paediatric Age: An Italian Retrospective Multicentre Study

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To retrospectively collect clinical data of children affected by surgical complications resulting from foreign body ingestion, in order to describe the features of the involved foreign bodies and to analyse the different surgical complications related to their ingestion.
Alessia Salatto   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapunzel syndrome – A rare form of trichobezoar: A case report

open access: yesJournal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2013
Hair ball in the GI tract is called trichobezoar and the Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare form of trichobezoar found in patients with psychiatric illness in whom the ingested hair extends from the stomach into the small intestine.
Thayumanavan L., Rajkumar K., Kennan M.
doaj   +3 more sources

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