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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 +2 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Clinical, Diagnostic and Forensic Aspects in Related Deaths-A Review of the Literature. [PDF]
J Clin MedBackground: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and severe form of trichobezoar, characterized by the presence of hair masses in the stomach that often extend into the bowel, resembling the legendary “Rapunzel’s” long hair.
Sacco MA +9 more
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Intestinal intussusception due to “Rapunzel syndrome” in an adult [PDF]
, 2023 The bezoars are collections of foreign bodies or ingested material that accumulate over time and are often located in the stomach or small intestine,but can be found throughout the digestive tract.
Gómez Alan, Guerrero +1 more
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Plastic bezoar causing acute pancreatitis in an adolescent
, 2021 JPGN Reports, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2021.
Dominic Staudenmann +2 more
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Trichobezoar as a cause of pediatric acute small bowel obstruction
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 166-170, January 2020., 2020 This case serves to raise awareness of trichobezoar as a diagnosis in young children who present with abdominal pain, a palpable mass, and signs of acute small bowel obstruction. Abstract This case serves to raise awareness of trichobezoar as a diagnosis in young children who present with abdominal pain, a palpable mass, and signs of acute small bowel ...
Allan Mun Fai Kwok
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, 2010 CONTEXTO: Relatada desde a Antiguidade, a tricotilomania (TTM) somente na última década despertou maior interesse clínico, sendo incluída no DSM-IV-TR (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Text Revision) como um transtorno do ...
CORDÁS, Táki Athanássios +2 more
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Bioelectric Signaling Regulates Size in Zebrafish Fins [PDF]
, 2014 The scaling relationship between the size of an appendage or organ and that of the body as a whole is tightly regulated during animal development. If a structure grows at a different rate than the rest of the body, this process is termed allometric ...
Daane, Jacob M. +7 more
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Fungal Peritonitis with Fungus Balls, a Complication of Trichobezoars and Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition involving the extension of bezoars from the stomach to the distal gastrointestinal tract.
Hussain, S. +3 more
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A Case of Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 2013 Rapunzel syndrome refers to a very rare condition in which swallowed hair forms a gastric trichobezoar that has a long tail extending into the small bowel. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in an 8-year-old girl who presented with abdominal mass, epigastric pain and vomiting.
Kim, Joon Sung, Nam, Chang Woo
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