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Gastric Trichobezoar with Rapunzel Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Bezoars are collections of non-digestible matter that usually accumulates in stomach and can extend to small bowel. Trichobezoars (concretions of hair) are unusual and are usually found in young psychiatric females, who often deny eating their own hair (
Anoop Dixit +2 more
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Comparison of absorbable barbed suture devices versus polyglactin 910 sutures in double-layer gastrotomy closure in A canine model [PDF]
Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal, 2021 Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a commercially available absorbable barbed suture device in double-layer gastrotomy closure in a dog model.
Alaa Ghazy, Naglaa Gomaa
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Gastrointestinal foreign bodies are a common indication for abdominal exploratory surgery. Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of pre‐operative abdominal discomfort and duration of clinical signs with ...
Alexander Chase Schoelkopf +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Gastrotomy approach for removal of an oesophageal foreign body in a dog
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 A 9‐year‐old castrated male Kaninchen dachshund dog weighing 4.18 kg was referred to our institution and presented with occasional vomiting and dysphagia.
Tomohiro Osaki +4 more
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Management of tubular oesophageal duplication - A novel approach
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 Background and aim: Oesophageal duplication is a rare congenital malformation which occurs due to embryogenesis errors. It accounts for 15% of all digestive tract duplications, most common being ileal duplications.
Aditi Vijay Dalvi +7 more
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Laparoscopic management of a giant trichobezoar causing Rapunzel syndrome: A case report
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2017 Trichobezoars are retained clusters of swallowed hairs seen most commonly in adolescent girls. Many of these patients have some underlying psychiatric problem and as this condition is often associated with few or no symptoms, the onset of this condition ...
Iqbal Saleem Mir +5 more
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2022 Background: In retro-gastric Pancreatic pseudocyst (PP) Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy (LCG) is an established procedure of drainage. Aims and Objectives: To compare surgical outcome between laparoscopic cysto-gastrostomy conventional method and plication
Prabhas Naik +2 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2022 A 24-year-old woman with anxiety, depression, and emotionally unstable personality disorder was referred to a tertiary center 2 weeks after ingesting multiple foreign bodies.
Jenifer Barrie, PhD, FRCS +1 more
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