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Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2015 We here report a case of 9 years old girl presented in casualty with an acute abdomen and small bowel obstruction and on laprotomy a large trichobezoar was revealed extending into small intestine along with intussuception. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare
Hemlata Kamra +4 more
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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsTrichobezoar with Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition seen in young females. Refeeding syndrome is a rare phenomenon that can occur in any chronically malnourished person after starting feeds.
Rohit Kapoor +4 more
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Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012 Introduction. Trichobezoars are foreign bodies in gastrointestinal tract, composed of hair. They occur mainly in children and adolescents suffering from trichotillophagia.
Petrović Gordana +5 more
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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Primary Trichobezoar [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 A trichobezoar is a mass of culminated hair within the gastrointestinal tract. Stomach is the common site of occurrence. Intestinal obstruction due to primary trichobezoar is extremely rare. Only few cases have been reported so far.
Vikas Goyal, P.K.Goyal, Monica Gupta
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Rapunzel Syndrome: The not-so-fairy tale of a long tail
National Board of Examinations Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Rapunzel Syndrome associated with Trichobezoar secondary to a psychiatric illness Trichotillomania, is often a rare diagnosis of Gastrointestinal symptoms, occurring predominantly in young & adolescent females.
Ayush Varshney +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 A trichobezoar is commonly formed in the gastrointestinal tract by ingestion of an individual’s own hair. A trichobezoar formed by hair and artificial materials constitutes a rare etiology scarcely reported in the current literature.
Dan Lu +5 more
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Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2023 Objectives The aim of the present study was to describe the distribution of gastrointestinal histopathology findings associated with gastrointestinal obstructions secondary to trichobezoar formation in cats.
Michael Pawenski +3 more
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Gastric Trichobezoar: An Enduring Intrigue [PDF]
, 2012 Trichobezoar is a rare condition that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients with this condition often have an underlying psychiatric illness, and history may not be easily forthcoming.
S. Mewa Kinoo, B. Singh
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Trichobezoar - estudo do caso [PDF]
, 2016 The Trichobezoar is the accumulation of hair on the gastrointestinal tract associated with psychiatric disorders generally leading to obstructive symptoms, metabolic deficiencies and, in some cases, intestinal perforation, pancreatitis, cholangitis or ...
José Ramón Garrido +5 more
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A rare presentation of Rapunzel syndrome with multiple small bowel intussusceptions [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019 Rapunzel syndrome is caused by gastric trichobezoar with extended tail and small bowel obstruction. Patients with gastric trichobezoar can be asymptomatic until the bezoar increases in size. We report a case of a girl who visited the emergency department
Kyoung Jeen Min +3 more
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