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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2014
The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly ...
Antonios Athanasiou, Adamantios Michalinos, Demetrios Moris, Eleftherios Spartalis, Nikolaos Dimitrokallis, Vaios Kaminiotis, Demetrios Oikonomou, John Griniatsos, Evangelos Felekouras   +8 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: An infrequent cause of paediatric mechanical occlusion [PDF]

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023
Despite numerous cases of trichobezoars reported in the literature, few Rapunzel syndromes have been described. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare case of bowel obstruction resulting from hair ingestion (trichobezoar).
Siham Nasri, Abdelouhab Ammor, Mostapha Bendaoud, Lamya Diouri, Bouamama Tayeb, El Azzouzi Driss, Imane Kamaoui, Narjiss Aichouni, Imane Skiker   +8 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome Resulting in Multiple Sites of Simultaneous Intussusception. [PDF]

Cureus
We present a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a nine-year-old girl with nonverbal autism, pica, and trichotillomania, who presented for acute worsening of abdominal pain and vomiting.
Morey EC, Brandle C, Schaffner S, Sturdevant DQ.   +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome presenting as biliary obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Trichobezoars are characterized as a mass of matted hair retained in the stomach. Rapunzel syndrome is characterized by a gastric trichobezoar extending beyond the pylorus and most often presents with symptoms of intestinal obstruction including ...
Emma C. Hamilton, Robert E. Kramer, Jonathan P. Roach   +2 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
A bezoar refers to a mass of undigestible foreign material found in the gastrointestinal tract, mainly stomach. The second most common bezoar is the trichobezoar, which usually occurs in the young psychiatric female patients with history of ...
Sneha Lalith, Karunya Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Gurubharath Ilangovan, Anandapadmanabhan Jayajothi   +3 more
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From trichophagia to trichobezoar: Rapunzel syndrome in a child - A case report and literature review. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep
Background Gastric trichobezoars are suggestive of Rapunzel Syndrome, a rare condition typically affecting young women with underlying psychosis. Patients show trichotillomania and trichophagia, which, over time, produce a stomach trichobezoar. This mass
Iqbal U, Jawaid S, Sohail S, Arsal SA, Asif R, Okon II.   +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome – A rare form of trichobezoar: A case report

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2013
Hair ball in the GI tract is called trichobezoar and the Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare form of trichobezoar found in patients with psychiatric illness in whom the ingested hair extends from the stomach into the small intestine.
Thayumanavan L., Rajkumar K., Kennan M.
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A rare presentation of Rapunzel syndrome with multiple small bowel intussusceptions [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019
Rapunzel syndrome is caused by gastric trichobezoar with extended tail and small bowel obstruction. Patients with gastric trichobezoar can be asymptomatic until the bezoar increases in size. We report a case of a girl who visited the emergency department
Kyoung Jeen Min, Hann Tchah, Seong Min Kim, Jea Yeon Choi   +3 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Postpartum Case [PDF]

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2013
The Rapunzel syndrome describes a disorder in which a significant amount of hair is swallowed, forming a trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines.
Teshome Tegene, Yahia Foda, Omar Hussain, Kolawole Oloniyo, Ngoc-Tram Ha, Geeta Manikonda   +5 more
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Tangled Troubles: A Rare Case of Rapunzel Syndrome in a Young Female Patient. [PDF]

Cureus
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and fascinating disease diagnosed when large trichobezoars are found in the patient's GI tract, and most of them suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and trichotillomania. This report describes the case of a 27-year-
Chauhan S, Kalwaniya DS, Gairola M, Reddy BH.   +3 more
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