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Rapunzel Syndrome—An Extremely Rare Cause of Digestive Symptoms in Children: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare condition seen in adolescents or young females with psychiatric disorders consisting of a gastric trichobezoar with an extension within the small bowel.
Cristina Oana Marginean, Lorena Elena Melit, Maria Oana Sasaran, Razvan Marginean, Zoltan Derzsi   +4 more
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Gastric trichobezoar: An uncommon cause of epigastric pain: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Trichobezoars are foreign and indigestible materials in the gastrointestinal tract and are usually found in psychiatric females, who often deny eating their own hair, but also at situations of gastric dysmotility and prior gastric surgery. Although rare,
Rahma Daoud, Ahmed Tlili, Sami Fendri, Amira Akrout, Aymen Trigui, Salah Boujelbene   +5 more
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From trichophagia to trichobezoar: Rapunzel syndrome in a child – A case report and literature review [PDF]

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Arsal Ali, Inibehe Okon, Umer Iqbal
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My stomach is full

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Anorexia nervosa is an eating behavior disorder that is often related to various personality factors. The relationship between obsessive compulsive disorder and eating Disorders has been highlighted.
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda, A. Gonzaga Ramírez, N. De Uribe Viloria, G. Guerra Valera, T. Jiménez Aparicio, C. Vallecillo Adame, C. De Andrés Lobo, I. Santos Carrasco, J. Gonçalves Cerejeira, N. Navarro Barriga, M.J. Mateos Sexmero, B. Rodríguez Rodríguez, M. Fernández Lozano   +12 more
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Multidisciplinary treatment of massive trichobezoar caused an acute gastric outlet obstruction [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2023
Introduction. Trichobezoars presents a rare form of bezoar made of swallowed hair, with clinical manifestation of gastric or intestinal obstruction, gastric ulceration, bleeding, and perforation.
Lončar Zlatibor, Vasin Dragan, Ristić Miloš, Popović Dušan, Tiosavljević Danijela, Dugalić Stefan, Doklestić Krstina   +6 more
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Trichobezoar

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2021
Teaching point: A trichobezoar is a relatively rare entity that presents on imaging as a heterogeneous and multilayered mass molded by the stomach lumen.
Jonas De Melio, Thomas Debrouwere, Murielle Herman   +2 more
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Trichotillomania – therapeutic possibilities

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction: Trichotillomania is a mental disorder in which the patient persistently and recurrently pulls out his own hair, which results in varying degrees of hair loss.
Sylwia Nemeczek, Konrad Merkisz, Klaudia Walczak, Patrycja Walczak, Sylwia Zdun, Jakub Grzybowski, Agnieszka Marciniak, Natalia Grzywna, Karolina Jaskuła, Władysław Orłowski   +9 more
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A Case of Giant Gastric Trichobezoar

Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 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.
Saeed Aslanabadi, Davoud Badebarin, Sina Parsay, Masoud Jamshidi, Ebrahim Farhadi, Amirhossein Ladan   +5 more
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A modified laparoscopic technique for the removal of nonfragmentable giant gastric trichobezoar

Nigerian Journal of Surgery, 2020
Bezoars are usually defined as collections of nondigestible matter that most commonly accumulates in the stomach and can sometimes extend to the small bowel.
Sakthivel Harikrishnan, Senthilkumar Perumal, Kanchan Sachanandani, M Thiruvarul, C Sugumar, Jeswanth Sathyanesan, P Ravichandran   +6 more
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Bezoars: Culprits of gastrointestinal obstruction that may lead to surgical intervention and potentially surgical complications

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 12, December 2023., 2023
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis. Arrow points to intestinal bezoar. Key Clinical Message Bezoars can cause gastrointestinal obstruction and may require surgery. Surgery carries the risk of complications. Medical professionals should perform detailed history in diet and behaviors for patients presenting with abdominal pain to identify risk factors for
Shannon D. Powell, Nicholas Pereira
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