Rapunzel syndrome associated with trichotillomania and pica causing bowel obstruction in a 4 year-old-female: A rare case report from Nepal. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepIntroduction Bezoars are an accumulation of human or vegetable fibers in the gastrointestinal tract which if extend to the small intestine are referred to as Rapunzel syndrome.
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Rapunzel syndrome leading to acute intestinal obstruction in a teenager: A rare case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case RepIntroduction and importance Trichobezor is a mass of accumulated ingested hair in the gastric lumen. Rapunzel syndrome is an extension of these bezoars beyond the pylorus.
Ismail A +4 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 in a Patient with Autism [PDF]
Genel Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Trichobezoar should be considered in the differential diagnosis in pediatric patients who present with complaints of abdominal pain, feeding problems, and vomiting as well as psychiatric problems.Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form of trichobezoar that can
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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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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 case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017 Bezoars are masses, which are commonly encountered in patients after stomach surgery or in those with psychiatric problems, formed by the accumulation of intraluminal non digestible substances that can lead to obstruction of the stomach and the small ...
Ruankha Bilommi
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Entangled: Rapunzel syndrome with postoperative intussusception. [PDF]
J Surg Case RepWe present a case of a 7-year-old girl with Rapunzel syndrome, a rare complication of trichobezoar, initially presenting with nonspecific symptoms. Diagnostic challenges led to delayed intervention.
Shahzad Z +5 more
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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 ...
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The Rapunzel Syndrome: An Unusual Trichobezoar Presentation [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 The Rapunzel syndrome is an unusual form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair), consequently developing gastric bezoars. The
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