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Intestinal Subocclusion Due to Rapunzel Syndrome in a Female with Cerebral Palsy

International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare variant of trichobezoar characterized by a hair mass extending from the stomach into the duodenum. Management depends on the severity of clinical presentation and the bezoar's size and location, with surgery often being the ...
F. Alvarez, N. L. F. Olmos, Carlos E Sanchez, A. Arroyo, Irving Othoniel Zavala Cid   +4 more
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Giant Gastric Trichobezoar: A Case Report of an Adolescent Girl

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT A rare case of gastric trichobezoar associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia emphasizes the need for careful psychiatric evaluation and early imaging of such patients to ensure timely surgical intervention to prevent severe complications.
Sehrish Irshad, Shahzeen Irshad, Maryam Irshad, Mahnoor Fatima, Zulqarnain Ali   +4 more
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A Rare Case of Ileal Intussusception Caused by Primary Small Bowel Trichobezoar and Meckel's Diverticulum in an Autistic Child

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Intussusception is a condition in which one part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine. Intussusception is an important cause of an acute abdomen and the second most common cause of bowel obstruction in children.
Marwa Messaoud, Habib Ullah Joya, Amani N. Alansari, Abir Jouini, Amine Ksiaa, Ahmed Zrig, Lasaad Sahnoun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichobezoar in two different localization:a case report

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021
: Trichobezoar in two different localizations at the same time: a case report Trichobezoar occurs when the hair cannot be digested and accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract after ingestion in patients with trichobezoar, trichotillomania, and ...
Dr.tamer Sekmenli, Metin Gündüz, İlhan Çiftci, Mehmet Sarıkaya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Rapunzel syndrome. Report of a case

Giornale di Chirurgia - Journal of Surgery, 2016
Trichobezoar is a rare pathology in which swallowed hairs accumulate in the stomach. An unusual form of bezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine or beyond has been described as Rapunzel syndrome. Trichobezoars typically cause abdominal pain and nausea, but can also present as an asymptomatic abdominal mass, progressing to abdominal ...
P, Caiazzo, P, Di Lascio, A, Crocoli, I, Del Prete   +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome—A case report [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2012
Bezoars are concretions of foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract, mainly the stomach. Chewing on and eating hair or any indigestible materials lead to the formation of a bezoar. Trichobezoar is a ball of swallowed hair that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines.
Shavinder, Dogra, A K, Kulkarni, P P, Rao   +2 more
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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

Combined endoscopy-laparoscopy-gastrostomy extraction for Rapunzel syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Introduction: Rapunzel syndrome (RS) is an uncommon diagnosis in children with less than 40 cases reported. Open-laparotomy-gastrostomy, as standard treatment, has many risks, while single endoscopy or laparoscopy is quite hard to be performed for too ...
Hery Poerwosusanta, Pricilia G. Halim, Adrian Sitompul, Agung Ari Wibowo   +3 more
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Common bile duct obstruction caused by synthetic linear foreign material in a dachshund

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2024.
Abstract A 1‐year‐old, female, spayed dachshund presenting with clinical signs associated with cholangiohepatitis and cholangitis was found to have synthetic linear foreign material causing a common bile duct obstruction. The patient underwent a cholecystectomy, and foreign material was removed from the common bile duct via retrograde flushing into the
Sarah Zurbuchen, Colin Stone, Aidan Chambers, Mandy Womble, Kyle G. Mathews   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapunzel syndrome : rare 'tale' of a broken 'tail'

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and unique form of trichobezoar, in which a cast of hairs is formed in the stomach with its 'tail' extending up to varying lengths into the small bowel. Almost all cases described in literature are of 'classic' and
Chauhan, Narvir S., Bhoil, Rohit, Kumar, Satish   +2 more
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