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The Girl With Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 Rapunzel syndrome is a syndrome whereby a gastric trichobezoar (hair ball) extends through the pylorus, in the form of a long tail, to cause gastric outlet obstruction. It was first described by Vaughan et al. in 1968.
I, Nor Saadah, P, Ros’aini, S, Norly
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Diagnostic Challenges and Multidisciplinary Treatment Strategies
CureusRapunzel syndrome, a rare yet complex condition, poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Trichobezoars, stemming from trichotillomania and pica, manifest as hair conglomerates within the gastrointestinal tract, often necessitating surgical ...
Mihir Patil +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome, a rare hairy tale: a case report [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine JournalRapunzel syndrome is a rare condition that typically occurs in young females with trichotillomania or trichophagia. The name “Rapunzel” was given due to the presence of trichobezoars extending from the stomach down to various parts of the ...
Nevine Macalintal +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Bezoars are masses, which are commonly encountered in patients after stomach surgery or in those with psychiatric problems, formed by the accumulation of intraluminal non digestible substances that can lead to obstruction of the stomach and the small ...
Ruankha Bilommi
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Trichobezoars as a cause of intestinal obstruction in a young female [PDF]
, 2019 A bezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, though it can occur in other locations. There are various types of bezoars including food boluses, lactobezoar, pharmacobezoar, phytobezoar, diospyrobezoar and trichobezoar. They are common
Amonkar, Dilip +2 more
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Small-Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Ileal Trichobezoar in a Patient with Rapunzel Syndrome
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018 Bezoars are conglomerations of undigested foreign material retained in the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoar is a compact conglomeration of swallowed hair and constitutes less than 6% of all bezoars.
Bertha E. García-Ramírez +5 more
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A case of contained jejunal perforation secondary to trichobezoar in a 65-year-old woman [PDF]
, 2022 Bezoars are conglomerations of undigested foreign material retained in the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoars consist of swallowed hair and constitute less than 6% of all bezoars.
Aregawi, Alazar Berhe +1 more
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The Rapunzel Syndrome: An Unusual Trichobezoar Presentation
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 The Rapunzel syndrome is an unusual form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair), consequently developing gastric bezoars. The
Luiz Roberto Lopes +5 more
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Trichobezoar gastrique - à propos de deux cas [PDF]
Le trichobezoar gastrique est une affection rare (un peu plus d’une dizaine de cas dans la littérature), qui affecte essentiellement des jeunes filles perturbées par des désordres psychologiques.
Hicham El Bouhaddouti +4 more
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