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Nephrotic syndrome in a female patient with Rapunzel syndrome

Терапевтический архив, 2014
The Rapunzel syndrome is a rare complication of gastric trichobezoar, which may be long insidious. Systemic hair eating gradually leads to bezoar growth, gastritis, gastric mucosal ulcerations, and evacuatory disorders.
N S Umbetalina, E M Turgunov, L G Turgunova, T A Baesheva, I V Bacheva   +4 more
doaj  

Gastric Ascariasis Mimicking Rapunzel Syndrome in an Epileptic Patient: Learning Points Galore

Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2019
Rapunzel syndrome refers to a very rare condition in which swallowed hair forms a gastric trichobezoar that has a long tail extending into the small bowel.
Paras Passi, Sumita Kanwar, Swati Chaurasiya, Sumit Vats, Ravinder Kumar, Shalini Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An unusual cause of gastric perforation in childhood: trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome). A case report

, 2009
Trichobezoars are hair balls found in the stomach and formed following trichitillomania and trichopaghia. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition in which the presence of giant trichobezoars causes mechanical obstruction. To date, only two cases of stomach
Narci, Adnan, Sen, Tolga Altug, Yildiz, Fesih Dogan, Koc, Orhan   +3 more
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Successful endoscopic treatment of a huge trichobezoar in a 10‐year‐old girl

DEN Open
A 10‐year‐old girl was admitted to our hospital due to acute pancreatitis. Computed tomography showed an intra‐gastric mass containing multiple small air bubbles.
Ko Matsuura, Shoji Oura, Kohei Ishibashi, Yoichi Matsumoto, Wataru Ono   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ileal Trichobezoar Presenting with Acute Appendicitis and Intestinal Obstruction: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Trichobezoar is a rare diagnosis among pediatric patients highlighting underlying psychiatric illness. Gastric bezoar with a long tail extending into small bowel may present with varied presentation including small bowel obstruction. Isolated small bowel
Dipanjan Goswami, Priyanka Bamoria, Deepak Goyal, Sheetal Upreti, Sujoy Neogi, Simmi K. Ratan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lithobezoar and Phytobezoar Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Report of Two Cases

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Concretion or mass formed of exogenous undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract is called bezoar. Bezoar is a rare condition and can present with clinical features ranging from recurrent abdominal pain to acute presentation with obstruction or gastrointestinal bleeding. Preoperative diagnosis is usually done by imaging studies.
Bishnu Prasad Kandel, Anup Chalise, Sujan Shrestha, Paleswan Joshi Lakhey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Surgical Approach for Gastric Bezoar: "Hybrid Access Surgery" Combined Intragastric and Single Port Surgery [PDF]

, 2011
Regarding the removal of a gastric bezoar, laparoscopic surgery was performed and it was shown that the laparoscopic approach is safe and feasible. However, the laparoscopic method has the risk of intraabdominal contamination, when the gastric bezoar is ...
손태일, 형우진, 박경호, 노성훈   +3 more
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Gastric perforation by a trichobezoar — Case report

Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics
Introduction: Bezoars are masses resulting from the ingestion and accumulation of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract. They can be divided into trichobezoars (hair), phytobezoars (plant fibers), pharmacobezoars (drugs), and lactobezoars ...
Mafalda Sousa-Cardoso, Ana Catarina-Rosa, Tiago Ferro, Joana Pereira, Rui Alves, Isabel Brito-Lança   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic management of rapunzel syndrome

Apollo Medicine, 2019
Rapunzel syndrome is caused by ingestion of hairs, which leads to formation of trichobezoar, which can extend up to small intestine especially in girls. Utility of laparoscopic approach for this condition is not well established in this population.
Jayanth Bannur Nagaraja, Shashank Saraf, Nairuthya Shivathirthan, S Srinath   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trichobezoar as an Unusual Cause for Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Rare Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Trichobezoars are conglomerations of undigested foreign materials within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). They are most commonly observed in young girls. Trichobezoars typically lodge in the stomach, but can extend further into the intestines in a condition called Rapunzel syndrome.
Mohamad Moamen Almouallem, Majd Hanna, Nafiza Martini, Ahmad Alfarouh, Rand Mousseli, Maysam Yaldany, Jaber Mahmod   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source