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Rapunzel syndrome leading to multiple bowel perforations: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case ReportsIntroduction: Although patients with Rapunzel syndrome are often asymptomatic, rare complications such as isolated gastric or duodenal perforation, pancreaticobiliary or intestinal obstruction, and intussusception have been described.
Zachary Ballinger +5 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Endoscopy, Laparotomy, or Laparoscopy?
J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg, 2021 Mazzei A +4 more
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Journal of Translational Internal Medicine, 2015 Abstract Bezoars are concretions of human or vegetable fibers that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract. Trichobezoars are common in patients with underlying psychiatric disorders who chew and swallow their own hair. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form of gastric trichobezoar with a long tail extending into the small bowel.
Altonbary, Ahmed Youssef +1 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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Dubai Medical Journal, 2021 Rapunzel syndrome is described as a rare manifestation of gastric trichobezoar extending throughout the bowel and is associated with psychiatric disorders.
Nazia Ishaq, Tahir Khaleeq
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Endoscopic Removal of a Recurrent Trichobezoar in an Adolescent: A Case Report
JPGN Reports, Volume 4, Issue 4, November 2023., 2023 Trichobezoar, a rare condition of intragastric hair accumulation is commonly associated with an underlying psychological condition. Removal of the bezoar either endoscopically or surgically (laparoscopy or laparotomy) with concurrent psychiatric assessment and treatment is the mode of treatment.
Shivangi Tetarbe +4 more
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“Trichobezoar presenting as an abdominal mass”
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 We report a case of an unusual trichobezoar called Rapunzel syndrome in a 12 year-old-girl diagnosed presurgically with the use of ultrasonography, CT scan and endoscopy.
Sameh Tlili +6 more
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JPGN Reports, Volume 4, Issue 2, May 2023., 2023 Protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) is caused by protein loss through the gastrointestinal tract which results in hypoalbuminemia. The most common causes of PLE in children include cow milk protein allergy, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, hypertrophic gastritis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, and right‐sided heart dysfunction.
Anam Bashir +4 more
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Gastric trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of epigastric pain: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 10, Issue 4, April 2022., 2022 Trichobezoars are foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract and are usually found in psychiatric females, but also at situations of gastric dysmotility and prior gastric surgery. Although rare, gastric trichobezoar should not be forgotten as a differential diagnosis in females presenting with vague epigastric pain. Abstract Trichobezoars are foreign
Rahma Daoud +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome in a 3-year-old boy: A menace too early to present
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2020 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 asymptomatic abdominal mass to gastrointestinal perforation. There are only few cases reported
Mritunjay Kumar +3 more
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