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Trichobezoar with Rapunzel Syndrome Secondary to Trichophagia in Old Age a Case Report

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reports, 2023
Bezoars are impacted concretions of ingested non-absorbable foreign material, formed most often in the stomach and sometimes in the intestine. When the bezoar is composed of hairs it is termed a trichobezoar and when its tail is extended into the small intestine and even up to the colon, it is called Rapunzel syndrome because of its long tail, like the
Azhar Saeed, Muhammad Naveed Anwar, Asif Imran, Qazi Kamran Amin, Zaland Ahmed Yousafzai, Rida Saeed   +5 more
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A Case of Giant Gastric Trichobezoar [PDF]

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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Trusting your gut: a hairy situation—gastric trichobezoar case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Trichobezoars are rare masses made from ingested hair that are commonly seen in young females. We report a case of a 7-year-old girl who presented with generalized abdominal pain and rapid weight loss.
Amy Yeung, Lauren Dankner, J. Antonio Quiros, Eric Lazar, Linda Li, Khadijah Walker, Sita Chokhavatia   +6 more
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Trichophagia as a cause of acute appendicitis in a patient with bipolar disorder

Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2022
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal surgical emergencies worldwide. Clinical diagnosis is possible in most of the cases although imaging modalities may become necessary if the diagnosis is uncertain. Appendectomy, preferably the laparoscopic ap-proach, still remains the gold standard treatment to date.
Ergin Erginöz
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Annals of General Psychiatry An unusual case of trichotillomania and trichophagia in a young African American female adult [PDF]

, 2022
Abstract BackgroundTrichotillomania refers to repetitive pulling of hair from the body and may be accompanied by trichophagia, the ingesting of extracted hair. It is frequently comorbid with other psychiatric disorders and resulting hair loss can seriously affect quality of life. Trichophagia can lead to trichobezoars, indigestible aggregations
Akshar Patel, Alex Kim, James Grant Loomis, Tracey Okwara, Michael Miller   +4 more
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Rapunzel syndrome: Trichobezoar-induced pancreatitis unraveled. [PDF]

JPGN Rep
Abstract Trichobezoars are rare hair‐based intraluminal foreign bodies that may cause significant gastrointestinal complications, particularly when extending into the duodenum as in Rapunzel syndrome. We report the case of an 11‐year‐old girl with sensory processing difficulties and undiagnosed avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), who ...
Scott H, Sansguiri A, Polachek A, Matthews S, Mehta M.   +4 more
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TRICHOPHAGIA AND TRICHOBEZOAR IN A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL: A CASE REPORT

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2014
Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel syndrome. They occur in emotionally disturbed, depressed, or mentally retarded patients who have trichotillomania and trichophagia. It is almost exclusively seen in girls.
Kumar Premjeet Madhukar, Devendra Taide, Radha Verma, Manjusha Sailukar, Zaffar Sayed   +4 more
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From Hair-Pulling to Trichobezoars and Rapunzel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Trichotillomania [PDF]

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Trichotillomania (TTM) is an obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by the uncontrollable pulling of hair from various parts of the body, most commonly from the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
Rosińska Kamila, Julia Natalia Łojewska, Ewelina Justyna Janicka, Agnieszka Perko, Mateusz Rosiński, Monika Niedźwiedzka, Oliwia Bochenek, Mateusz Koper   +7 more
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Acute Abdominal Pain with Obstructing Trichobezoar: A Pediatric Case of Rapunzel Syndrome Diagnosed in a Pediatric Emergency Department [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
Introduction: Acute abdominal pain is a prevalent complaint in pediatric emergency departments. Primary care physicians can find it challenging to treat such pain and, in particular, to determine whether it requires emergent surgical intervention.
Sung-Ha Kim, Jong-In Lee, Soohyun Park, So-Hyun Paek   +3 more
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Trichobezoar as an Unusual Cause for Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Rare Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Trichobezoars are conglomerations of undigested foreign materials within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). They are most commonly observed in young girls. Trichobezoars typically lodge in the stomach, but can extend further into the intestines in a condition called Rapunzel syndrome.
Almouallem MM, Hanna M, Martini N, Alfarouh A, Mousseli R, Yaldany M, Mahmod J.   +6 more
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