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Rapunzel syndrome in an adolescent girl
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Bezoars are masses, which are commonly encountered in patients after stomach surgery or in those with psychiatric problems. These are formed by the accumulation of intraluminal non digestible substances that can lead to obstruction of the stomach and the
Pradeep Kajal, Namita Bhutani
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Gastrointestinal obstruction due to plaster ingestion: a case-report [PDF]
, 2006 Background Plaster ingestion forming gastric bezoar is a strange way to attempt suicide and this method has not yet been reported. It may lead to a mechanical obstruction of the gut, especially the pyloric region, and could manifest with abdominal pain ...
Rooh- Allah Yegane +3 more
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A modified minimally invasive technique for the surgical management of large trichobezoars
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2013 Background: Trichobezoar which were traditionally managed by open surgical retrieval are now often managed by minimally invasive surgical approach. Removal of a large trichobezoar by laparoscopy, however, needs an incision (usually 4-5 cm in size) for ...
Amit Javed, Anil K Agarwal
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An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Obstruction: Bezoar [PDF]
, 2011 Bezoars are concretions of swallowed hair, fruit vegetable fibers, and similar substances found in the alimentary canal. The first description of a postmortem human bezoar was by Swain in 1854.
Tariq O. Abbas
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Fatalities due to intestinal obstruction following the ingestion of foreign bodies [PDF]
, 1994 Two fatalities due to an occlusive ileus following the ingestion of foreign bodies in patients with psychiatric disorders are described. A severely mentally handicapped young man developed a temperature and died 1 h after admission to a surgical ward. At
Baader +16 more
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Iron deficiency anaemia to laparotomy - A hair-raising tale
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Abdominal pain is among the most common presenting complaints observed in paediatric emergency departments. One uncommon cause of this presentation in the paediatric population is a trichobezoar.
Holly Campbell +2 more
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Esophageal obstruction due to trichobezoar in a she-camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022 This report describes oesophageal obstruction in camel due to trichobezoar. She camel of two-year-old presented to Veterinary Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, with a history of inability to swallow and there was food and water regurgitation for
Isam Eljalii +3 more
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Laparoscopic removal of intragastric trichobezoar in a child: A case report [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: A trichobezoar is a mass of indigestible hair in the gastrointestinal tract caused by hair ingestion, usually associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia.
Ardenghi C. +5 more
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A bizarre foreign body in the appendix: A case report [PDF]
, 2013 Foreign bodies are rare causes of appendicitis and, in most cases, ingested foreign bodies pass through the alimentary tract asymptomatically. However, ingested foreign bodies may sometimes remain silent within the appendix for many years without an ...
Antonacci, N +5 more
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The Trichobezoar Enigma: Untangling The Intricacies Of Rapunzel Syndrome [PDF]
, 2023 Rapunzel Syndrome is a rare manifestation of trichobezoar, characterized by the presence of hair strands extending beyond the stomach and into the duodenum.
Sahu, Debabrata, Sahu, Dr Rajkishor
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