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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, Martina Hodel, Claudia Stieger   +2 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Clinical, Diagnostic and Forensic Aspects in Related Deaths—A Review of the Literature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Background: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and severe form of trichobezoar, characterized by the presence of hair masses in the stomach that often extend into the bowel, resembling the legendary “Rapunzel’s” long hair.
Santo Gratteri, Isabella Aquila, Matteo Antonio Sacco   +2 more
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Pediatric Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting With Jejunojejunal Intussusception Managed Surgically: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Bezoars 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, Hafiz Abdul Mughees, Muhammad Talha Safdar, Muhammad Hassaan Javaid, Rehman Asif, Abubakr Mahmoud, Muhammad Bilal Masood, Tashfeen Farooq, Fatima Nazir   +8 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Trichobezoar-induced pancreatitis unraveled. [PDF]

JPGN Rep
Trichobezoars are rare hair‐based intraluminal foreign bodies that may cause significant gastrointestinal complications, particularly when extending into the duodenum as in Rapunzel syndrome.
Scott H, Sansguiri A, Polachek A, Matthews S, Mehta M.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Rapunzel syndrome [PDF]

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, Nagorni Aleksandar, Bjelaković Goran, Benedeto-Stojanov Daniela, Radovanović-Dinić Biljana, Brzački Vesna   +5 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 Medicine
A 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, Dragan Vasin, Dragan Vasin, Sanela Hasanagić, Jelica Vukmirović, Tijana Tomić, Vasko Tošić, Aleksandar Pavlović, Dragan Mašulović, Dragan Mašulović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović, Aleksandra Đurić Stefanović   +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, Shashank Saraf, Nairuthya Shivathirthan, S Srinath   +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, Álvarez-Ciaca I, Montiel-Jarquin ÁJ, Bertado-Ramírez NR, García-Galicia A, Alonso-Torres G.   +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: how to orient the diagnosis [PDF]

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, Piergiorgio Franceschini, Cesare Danesino, Michelangelo Barbaglia, Andrea Guala   +4 more
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The diagnosis and treatment of Rapunzel syndrome [PDF]

Acta Radiologica Open, 2016
Trichobezoars are hairballs or hair-like fibers formed by chewing and swallowing hair or any other indigestible materials. Trichobezoars usually form in the gastric body and are thus prepyloric.
Zhe Wang, Feng Cao, Diangang Liu, Yu Fang, Fei Li   +4 more
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