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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 A bezoar is an aggregate of undigested foreign materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract and may cause serious symptoms or even life‐threatening complications.
Dimitra G. Delimpaltadaki +7 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Concealed Tale of the Misleading Tail.
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg, 2023 The diagnosis of Rapunzel syndrome can sometimes be challenging. The silent features such as poor appetite, constipation, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, and hypoproteinemia were all overlooked in our patient initially.
Kumar D, Pandey V, Nandan R.
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Acute Abdominal Pain with Obstructing Trichobezoar: A Pediatric Case of Rapunzel Syndrome Diagnosed in a Pediatric Emergency Department. [PDF]
Pediatr RepIntroduction: Acute abdominal pain is a prevalent complaint in pediatric emergency departments. Primary care physicians can find it challenging to treat such pain and, in particular, to determine whether it requires emergent surgical intervention.
Kim SH, Lee JI, Park S, Paek SH.
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Rapunzel syndrome’s silent cry: addressing neglect and psychiatric factors in pediatric cases
Egyptian Pediatric Association GazetteIntroduction Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare form of trichobezoar. It is strongly linked to psychiatric conditions; trichotillomania and trichophagia. These conditions in the pediatric population point to the presence of childhood stressors like child ...
Arshia Warsi +3 more
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Management Of Trichobezoar With And Without Rapunzel Syndrome In Tertiary Care Centre
Journal of Society of Surgeons of NepalTrichobezoar is a rare pathology in which swallowed hairs accumulate in the stomach. An unusual form of bezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine or beyond has been described as Rapunzel syndrome.
Ashutosh Talwar +3 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Trichobezoar in a 13 Years Old Girl [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2013 Background: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation is deceptive and vague ranging from abdominal mass to gastrointestinal symptoms.
Krishnanand +2 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 +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: how to orient the diagnosis
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 +4 more
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Successful Laparoscopic Removal of a Huge Trichobeozar in Cases of Rapunzel Syndrome in Children [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2021 Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare condition. The trichobezoar, in cases of Rapunzel syndrome, extend from the stomach into the duodenum and small bowel.
Seok-Kyung Kang +2 more
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