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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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Common bile duct obstruction caused by synthetic linear foreign material in a dachshund
Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2024.Abstract A 1‐year‐old, female, spayed dachshund presenting with clinical signs associated with cholangiohepatitis and cholangitis was found to have synthetic linear foreign material causing a common bile duct obstruction. The patient underwent a cholecystectomy, and foreign material was removed from the common bile duct via retrograde flushing into the
Sarah Zurbuchen +4 more
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Trichobezoar in two different localization:a case report
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2021 : Trichobezoar in two different localizations at the same time: a case report Trichobezoar occurs when the hair cannot be digested and accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract after ingestion in patients with trichobezoar, trichotillomania, and ...
Dr.tamer Sekmenli +3 more
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Giant Gastric Trichobezoar: Unveiling the Complexity of a 14‐Year‐Old’s Abdominal Pain
Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Trichobezoars are accumulations of undigested hair. Usually, this disorder follows a psychiatric etiology; however, sometimes a nonpsychiatric etiology, such as pica, can also be suspected. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar in which the hair is usually confined to the stomach and small intestine.
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Case Reports in Surgery, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Background: A bezoar is defined as a foreign body resulting from the accumulation of ingested material or food in the stomach. However, they can also be found in the duodenum and other segments of the intestine. The average age of occurrence is 11 years, predominantly affecting females.
Ruben Daniel Perez Lopez +10 more
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Rapunzel Syndrome Reviewed and Redefined [PDF]
Digestive Surgery, 2007 Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of a trichobezoar, with 24 cases having been reported in literature so far. This syndrome has been reported in 23 female and 1 male patient with a mean age of 10.8 years. The patients commonly present with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and signs of obstruction.
Saleem, Naik +6 more
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Combined endoscopy-laparoscopy-gastrostomy extraction for Rapunzel syndrome
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Introduction: Rapunzel syndrome (RS) is an uncommon diagnosis in children with less than 40 cases reported. Open-laparotomy-gastrostomy, as standard treatment, has many risks, while single endoscopy or laparoscopy is quite hard to be performed for too ...
Hery Poerwosusanta +3 more
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The esophageal rapunzel syndrome: a case of a trichobezoar in the esophagus
Emergency Care Journal, 2023 Rapunzel syndrome is a form of trichobezoar, a rare form of bezoar, especially seen in individuals with hair pulling (trichotillomania) and hair eating (tricophagia) habits, that extends from the pylorus into to the duodenum, jejunum and even the colon.
Mehmet Ağar +4 more
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Management of trichobezoar: case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2010 Trichobezoars (hair ball) are usually located in the stomach, but may extend through the pylorus into the duodenum and small bowel (Rapunzel syndrome).
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A Case of Giant Gastric Trichobezoar [PDF]
, 2020 Trichobezoar is an unusual form of bezoar found in the digestive tract, mostly in the stomach. The patient is often a female in her adolescence who pulls out and swallows her hair.
Aslanabadi, Saeed +5 more
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