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Rapunzel Syndrome Removed with Enteroscopy in a Child

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
A trichobezoar is a type of bezoar that is composed of hair. In most cases, it is confined to the stomach, but in rare cases, it may extend to the small intestine. This condition is referred to as Rapunzel syndrome.
Sang Woo Chun, Kunsong Lee, Youn Joon Park, Hyun Deok Shin   +3 more
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Rapunzel syndrome presenting as acute pancreatitis, hypoproteinaemia and subsequent distal intestinal obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of trichobezoar and always occurs in patients who have a preceding history of trichophagia with or without trichotillomania.
Kavinda Dayasiri, Astor Rodrigues, Alex Lee   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal, 2006
An 18-year-old single female patient, presented with non specific gastrointestinal symptoms of anorexia, abdominal pain, and change in bowel habit. Clinically she was anemic, cachectic, and depressed. Abdominal examination revealed mobile epigastric mass.
Ali H, Al-Wadan, Mohamed, Al-Absi, Azan S, Al-Saadi, Mohamed, Abdoulgafour   +3 more
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Upper abdominal mass in children

, 2023
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Volume 4, Issue 5, October 2023.
Abdullah Khan
wiley   +1 more source

The Girl With Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]

, 2015
Rapunzel syndrome is a syndrome whereby a gastric trichobezoar (hair ball) extends through the pylorus, in the form of a long tail, to cause gastric outlet obstruction. It was first described by Vaughan et al. in 1968.
I, Nor Saadah, S, Norly, P, Ros’aini
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Trichobezoar causing gastric outlet obstruction in a patient with trichotillomania

, 2023
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 11, Issue 5, Page 482-483, June 2023.
Valentina Adotti, Martina Rosi, Paolo Prosperi, Francesco Vizzutti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapunzel syndrome

Pediatric Emergency Care, 2014
Rapunzel syndrome is defined as a gastric trichobezoar with a tail that extends distally into the small intestine. It is extremely rare and found more often in premenarchal girls with psychiatric comorbidities. Symptoms can be vague and linger for years.
Rupesh Namdev, Vikas Shah, Daniel Bell
openaire   +3 more sources

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, Anita N. Nagadi, Ashwini Chethan Kumar   +2 more
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Rapunzel syndrome. Case report

, 2020
Los bezoares son acúmulos de material no digerible dentro del tracto gastrointestinal clasificados según el material que los conforma. Se denominan tricobezoares a aquellos bezoares formados por el cabello, que al extenderse delante de la cámara gástrica
Geerman, Erick Vinck, Pulido Segura, Jean Andre, Cabrera Vargas, Luis Felipe, Becerra, Vanessa Durán, Padilla Pinzón, Laura Tatiana, Sánchez-Ussa, Sebastián, Arce, Tomás, Pedraza Ciro, Mauricio   +7 more
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Duodenal diastatic perforation due to double gastric and jejunal trichobezoar in a patient with Rapunzel syndrome.

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas, 2023
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare clinical entity in which a trichobezoar is produced by the ingestion of hair at the gastric level, extending in the form of a tail towards the duodenum. It occurs in young patients with trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Luisa Paola Garzón Hernández, Isabel Mora Oliver, Ernesto Muñoz Sornosa, Elena Martí Cuñat   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source