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The Rapunzel syndrome: a hairy tale [PDF]
Surgical Case Reports, 2023 Background Trichobezoars are a rare medical condition, often requiring a surgical approach and commonly associated with an underlying psychiatric disorder.
Luca Schuler +2 more
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Pediatric Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting With Jejunojejunal Intussusception Managed Surgically: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsBezoars are masses of indigestible material within the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoars, composed of hair, are rare and typically occur in young females with psychiatric conditions.
Muhammad Irfan +8 more
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Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012 Introduction. Trichobezoars are foreign bodies in gastrointestinal tract, composed of hair. They occur mainly in children and adolescents suffering from trichotillophagia.
Petrović Gordana +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: how to orient the diagnosis
Pediatric Reports, 2018 Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form of tricobezoar with a tail extending from the stomach into the small bowel; surgical removal is generally required. About 60 cases have been reported and described in the literature since 1968. We present the case of an 8-
Enrico Finale +4 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: An infrequent cause of paediatric mechanical occlusion [PDF]
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023 Despite numerous cases of trichobezoars reported in the literature, few Rapunzel syndromes have been described. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare case of bowel obstruction resulting from hair ingestion (trichobezoar).
Siham Nasri +8 more
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 A bezoar refers to a mass of undigestible foreign material found in the gastrointestinal tract, mainly stomach. The second most common bezoar is the trichobezoar, which usually occurs in the young psychiatric female patients with history of ...
Sneha Lalith +3 more
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Case Report on Rapunzel syndrome: a large gastric trichobezoar extending to the proximal jejunum in a young adult female [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineA trichobezoar is an intraluminal mass of hair growing continuously with additional ingestion, while Rapunzel syndrome refers to a giant gastric trichobezoar that extends from the stomach into the small intestine.
Ksenija Mijović +12 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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[Rapunzel syndrome: Radiological diagnosis].
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc, 2023 Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of trichobezoar, secondary to the ingestion of hair known as trichophagia. This bezoar has been found mainly in women, it invas the stomach and extends to the small intestin. Clinically, patients present weight loss and chronic obstructive symptoms at the intestinal level.
Lara-Zavala YY +5 more
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