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Rapunzel Syndrome Revealed by an Umbilical Hernia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Medical Research and Surgery
Introduction: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare entity defined by the presence of a trichobezoar that can sit throughout the digestive tract. It results in psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Y. A, Bangoura Ms, Camara Fl, D. A, Camara Nly, I. Ka, Diop Ps, D. M   +7 more
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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. J. Alvarez, Nora Lis Flores Olmos, Carlos E Sanchez, A. Arroyo, Irving Othoniel Zavala Cid   +4 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting as Acute Abdomen

International Journal of Surgery Open
Introduction and importance: Trichobezoar refers to accumulation of hair inside the stomach and most cases have associated psychiatric disorders such as o trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Mohammed Rasheed Mohammed, A. Mohammed
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Gastric trichobezoar and Rapunzel syndrome

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2004
16-year-old woman with a history of depression presented with a -day history of increasing pain in the left upper quadrant, followed y 4 days of nausea and vomiting. She denied fever, chills, weight oss, or diarrhea. On examination, the patient was afebrile, hemodyamically stable, with a large abdominal mass primarily in the left pper quadrant.
Rachel M, Zent, C Clay, Cothren, Ernest E, Moore   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: a diagnosis overlooked

Acta Paediatrica, 2006
AbstractWe report two children who presented with a painless abdominal mass masquerading as a splenic enlargement. The paucity of symptoms resulted in delayed diagnosis. At laparotomy the trichobezoars were found to have a tail extending into the small intestine.Conclusion: This condition eludes diagnosis unless sought for particularly in the ...
John, Mathai, Jacob, Chacko, T Sathish, Kumar, Julius Xavier, Scott, Indira, Agarwal, Sneha, Varkki   +5 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2022
Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Manas Vaishnav, Danny Joy   +2 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome—A Case Report

American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1999
The gastric trichobezoars usually occur in young girls, often those with psychiatric disorders. Rarely these are known to extend from the stomach to the small intestine as a tail, when they are termed the Rapunzel syndrome. Until 1997, only 10 such cases have been reported in the literature.
S L, Singla, K N, Rattan, N, Kaushik, S K, Pandit   +3 more
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Intestinal Obstruction and Acute Pancreatitis: An Unusual Presentation of Rapunzel Syndrome

Oman Medical Journal
Abdominal pain is a common complaint in children, and pancreatitis is one of the potential causes, which can be due to mechanical obstruction of the pancreatic drainage canal.
Ali Sarhan Al Sarhan, Shaista Khadim, Awadelkarim Mohamed, E. Malik, Elham Alfakih, A. Qazi   +5 more
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Gastric Trichobezoar with Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rarity in Rarity

NMO Journal
A trichobezoar is a collection or accumulation of hair (tricho) in the cavity of the stomach. It is mostly seen in young females who have underlying psychological illnesses leading to hair-eating habits (trichophagia).
B. Sriharsha, B. Konan, V. Krishna, Sidramappa Shivanna Shimikore   +3 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome

Endoscopy, 2021
E Ghoneem, A Mehrez Gad, G Shiha, A Elbasiuny   +3 more
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