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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer

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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Upper abdominal mass in children

, 2023
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2023.
Abdullah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

Rapunzel Syndrome Removed with Enteroscopy in a Child

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
A trichobezoar is a type of bezoar that is composed of hair. In most cases, it is confined to the stomach, but in rare cases, it may extend to the small intestine. This condition is referred to as Rapunzel syndrome.
Sang Woo Chun, Kunsong Lee, Youn Joon Park, Hyun Deok Shin   +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome presenting as acute pancreatitis, hypoproteinaemia and subsequent distal intestinal obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of trichobezoar and always occurs in patients who have a preceding history of trichophagia with or without trichotillomania.
Kavinda Dayasiri, Astor Rodrigues, Alex Lee   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal, 2006
An 18-year-old single female patient, presented with non specific gastrointestinal symptoms of anorexia, abdominal pain, and change in bowel habit. Clinically she was anemic, cachectic, and depressed. Abdominal examination revealed mobile epigastric mass.
Ali H, Al-Wadan, Mohamed, Al-Absi, Azan S, Al-Saadi, Mohamed, Abdoulgafour   +3 more
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Trichobezoar causing gastric outlet obstruction in a patient with trichotillomania

, 2023
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 482-483, June 2023.
Valentina Adotti, Martina Rosi, Paolo Prosperi, Francesco Vizzutti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Pediatric Emergency Care, 2014
Rapunzel syndrome is defined as a gastric trichobezoar with a tail that extends distally into the small intestine. It is extremely rare and found more often in premenarchal girls with psychiatric comorbidities. Symptoms can be vague and linger for years.
Rupesh Namdev, Vikas Shah, Daniel Bell
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Rapunzel Syndrome and Small Bowel Intussusceptions Due to a Cotton Thread Bezoar: A Case Report

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2018
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare disease in which a trichobezoar extends into the duodenum or distal small intestine. It is associated with compulsive eating of indigestible substances or pica and is more common in cases of underlying psychiatric disturbances.
Vineetha Raghu, Anita N. Nagadi, Ashwini Chethan Kumar   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome with cholangitis and pancreatitis – A rare case report

Open Medicine, 2020
Rapunzel syndrome, defined by the presence of a trichobezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine, is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.
Vellaisamy Rajendran, Iyer Shruti, Chandramohan Servarayan Murugesan, Harikrishnan Sakthivel   +3 more
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