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Trichobezoar, trichophagia and trichotillomania [PDF]

, 2016
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Romania, The 6th International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors, May 12-14, 2016Introduction: Trichobezoar, tricophagia or Rapunzel Syndrome is an extremely rare psychiatric and intestinal ...
Goia, Monica, Barsan, Mihail, Feier, Andrei, Mudava, Mihai   +3 more
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Trichobezoar: A Rare Cause of Gastric Obstruction

, 2023
Trichobezoar is a rare disorder of the young girl with a psychiatric profile. It is suspected when there is a notion of trichophagia, although its clinical manifestations are non-specific.
Ibrahima Dokal Diallo MD, Anass Zahraoui MD, Nabil Moatassim Billah PhD, Wend-Yam Mohamed Traore MD, El Waled Moustapha MD, Iitimad Nassar PhD   +5 more
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Giant trichobezoar of duodenojejunal flexure: A rare entity

, 2010
Bezoars are concretions of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. Duodenojejunal localization of bezoars is exceptional.
Soufi Mehdi, Chad Bouziane, Massrouri Rahal, Ouazzani Houria, Belhassan Mehdi, Benamr Said   +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Surgical problem in a neuropsychiatric disorder

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015
The Rapunzel syndrome is an extreme form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, like trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair).
Gauravkumar Patel, Rupchand Surela, Ripalben Patel   +2 more
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Laparoscopic-assisted removal of gastric trichobezoar by a Novel Technique

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019
Trichobezoar are mass of hair in the digestive tract caused by ingestion of hairs (trichophagia) mostly as a result of psychiatric disorders. The management of Trichobezoar includes psychiatric treatment to stop trichophagia and removal of trichobezoar ...
Iftikhar A. Jan, Ikram Shaalan, Zahid L. Saqi, Mona Al Shehi, Mokhtar A. Hassan   +4 more
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Management of Gastric Trichobezoar in Children: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Journal of Pediatrics Review
Background: Trichobezoar is a gastrointestinal obstruction formed from ingested hair, commonly associated with trichotillomania, a psychiatric disorder characterized by compulsive hair pulling and ingestion.
Neda Ezoddin, Pooria Sobhanian, Seyed Abdollah Mousavi, Nazanin Reisi   +3 more
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Trichobezoar

Trichobezoar is a collection of hair and undigestible matter found in the stomach or small intestine. Patients are often asymptomatic for years before the condition is diagnosed, either through incidental imaging or an acute complication. Common symptoms
Alexander J. Towbin, Richard B. Towbin, Carrie M. Schaefer, Nikolas Tsiouplis, Douglas C. Rivard   +4 more
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Trichobezoar - A hair-raising surgical emergency

, 2017
A trichobezoar is a mass of undigested hair in the proximal gastrointestinal tract. It is a rare condition seen in young females with psychiatric disorders of trichotillomania and trichophagia or mental retardation. We present a case of an intellectually
Beth Penington; Bendigo Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia, Pramod Durgakeri; Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia, Elizabeth Tan; Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia   +2 more
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GIANT GASTRIC TRICHOBEZOAR IN A TEENAGE GIRL WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction. A bezoar is a conglomerate comprising partially digested or undigested matters, impacted in the stomach. Trichobezoars (agglomerations of hair) occur most frequently in patients with mental disorders (trichotillomania) and represent a rare
Anamaria Ciubara, Ana-Maria Scurtu, Smaranda Diaconescu, Oana-Maria Rosu, Flavia Luca, Marin Burlea   +5 more
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Rapunzel syndrome presenting as biliary obstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Trichobezoars are characterized as a mass of matted hair retained in the stomach. Rapunzel syndrome is characterized by a gastric trichobezoar extending beyond the pylorus and most often presents with symptoms of intestinal obstruction including ...
Emma C. Hamilton, Robert E. Kramer, Jonathan P. Roach   +2 more
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