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A giant trichobezoar causing rapunzel syndrome in a 12-year-old female
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2011 Bezoar is a tightly packed collection of undigested material that is unable to exit the stomach. Most bezoars are of indigestible organic matter such as hair-trichobezoars; or vegetable and fruit-phytobezoars; or a combination of both.
Nadeem Ul Nazeer Kawoosa +1 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome as a Complication of Childhood-Onset Trichotillomania. [PDF]
Case Rep PsychiatryIntroduction Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and potentially life‐threatening complication of trichotillomania with trichophagia, characterized by the extension of a gastric trichobezoar into the small intestine. Diagnosis is frequently delayed due to nonspecific presenting symptoms, and management requires both surgical intervention and psychiatric ...
Darapaneni R +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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Acute Presentation of Rapunzel Syndrome and a Review of Bezoars. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Bezoars have different compositions and can be subdivided into trichobezoar, phytobezoar, pharmacobezoar, lactobezoar and food bolus. The reported incidence of bezoar is 0.4% with phytobezoar being the commonest.
Chin X, Ng JY.
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Pediatric Radiology, 2010 Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation can be deceptive ranging from upper abdominal mass to gastrointestinal obstructive symptoms. In majority of cases, the diagnosis is made very late in the history of the disease due to late patient presentation in lieu of his ...
Alexis J, Crawley, R Paul, Guillerman
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Endoscopy, Laparotomy, or Laparoscopy? [PDF]
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: 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.
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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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