Giant Gastric Trichobezoar: Unveiling the Complexity of a 14-Year-Old’s Abdominal Pain
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.
Aiza Iqbal +7 more
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Trichobezoar Found Accidently while Diagnosing Resistance to Thyroid Hormone
Introduction: Bezoars are masses of indigestible foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract, usually in the stomach. These materials could be indigestible fruits, hair, milk products, or tablets.
Kinga Szopińska +5 more
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Approach to Trichobezoar Cases in Children: Literature Review
Trichobezoar is a mass found trapped in the gastrointestinal system formed from the ingestion of hair. They are mostly localized inside the stomach, and they can occasionally extend from the pylorus into the duodenum and small intestines.
Huseyin KILINCASLAN +4 more
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Nephrotic syndrome in a female patient with Rapunzel syndrome
The Rapunzel syndrome is a rare complication of gastric trichobezoar, which may be long insidious. Systemic hair eating gradually leads to bezoar growth, gastritis, gastric mucosal ulcerations, and evacuatory disorders.
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Giant gastric trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome) presenting as gastric outlet obstruction with imaging features suggestive of secondary superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a 27-year-old female: surgical management and multidisciplinary approach. [PDF]
Lovato Gutiérrez PA, Molina F.
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Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis With Biliary Ductal Dilatation in a Child: A Rare Mechanical Etiology of Pediatric Pancreatitis. [PDF]
Hassan RA, Ombada M, Korotkaya Y.
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Transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic-assisted removal of gastric trichobezoars in children: a technical refinement and feasibility study. [PDF]
Maher A, Eltayeb AA, Ibrahim H.
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