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Obstruction of Small Bowel Caused by Unconscious Trichotillomania: Rapunzel Syndrome

, 2017
Rapunzel syndrome is a relatively rare condition in which swallowed hair masses extend to a point distal to the pylorus and cause intestinal problems.
Naruki Higashidate, Hisataka Iida, Naoko Komatsuzaki, Yutaka Hirayama, Yasushi Iinuma   +4 more
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Trichobezoar and Rapunzel syndrome [PDF]

World Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
Zhi-Nan, Sun, Dong-Lai, Hu, Zhong-Mei, Chen   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome leading to multiple bowel perforations: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Although patients with Rapunzel syndrome are often asymptomatic, rare complications such as isolated gastric or duodenal perforation, pancreaticobiliary or intestinal obstruction, and intussusception have been described.
Zachary Ballinger, Erin Scott, Alanna Hickey, Jonathan Green, Jeremy Aidlen, Muriel Cleary   +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome - Rare presentation of Trichobezoar

, 2016
Rapunzel syndrome a rare presentation occurs predominantly in young women or girls with psychiatric or emotional disordersand consists of trichobezoarwith a tail extending at least to the jejunum with symptoms suggestive of obstruction.
Sameer Verma (2902655)
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Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2015
We here report a case of 9 years old girl presented in casualty with an acute abdomen and small bowel obstruction and on laprotomy a large trichobezoar was revealed extending into small intestine along with intussuception. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare
Hemlata Kamra , Santosh L. Munde, Swaran Kaur, M. K. Garg, Deepak Singla   +4 more
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From Hair-Pulling to Trichobezoars and Rapunzel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Trichotillomania

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Trichotillomania (TTM) is an obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by the uncontrollable pulling of hair from various parts of the body, most commonly from the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
Kamila Rosińska, Julia Natalia Łojewska, Ewelina Justyna Janicka, Agnieszka Perko, Mateusz Rosiński, Monika Niedźwiedzka, Oliwia Bochenek, Mateusz Koper   +7 more
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An unusual case of Anasarca-Rapunzel syndrome

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form of gastric trichobezoar extending into the intestine, often associated with malnutrition and protein-losing enteropathy.
Monika Chorya, Divya Dave, Ashruti Kacha
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A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome

, 2020
Trichobezoar is a concretion of chewing and swallowing hair or any other indigestible materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract. Rapunzel syndrome refers to a rare condition when a gastric trichobezoar extends into the small bowel.
Robert Neumann, Orsolya Boda, Gergely Peter Toth, Krisztina Csuzi   +3 more
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Giant gastric trichobezoar and Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
A trichobezoar is a cluster of hairs in the gastrointestinal tract that are stuck together with mucus. It can be formed by the patient’s or another person’s hair, or fibers of various objects. A giant trichobezoar with Rapunzel syndrome in childhood is a
R. Z. Tandilava, R. S. Batnidze, Z. R. Tandilava   +2 more
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Rapunzel’s giant hairball: a report of Rapunzel syndrome in a young man

International Surgery Journal
Rapunzel syndrome, a rare form of trichobezoar, is a condition in which an accumulation of hair forms in the stomach and extends to the small intestine. Here we describe a case of a 17-year-old male presenting with gastric outlet obstruction secondary to
Kheira Gabsi, Ernest Cheng, Yen-Fen Yu
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