Trichobezoars as a cause of gastrointestinal obstructions: the Rapunzel syndrome.
We report a trichobezoar extending from the stomach through the entire length of the small intestine to the caecum. A case history of a 6-year-old girl with trichobezoar is described. She is the ninth patient with Rapunzel syndrome in the literature. The epidemiology, clinical features, complications, treatment and literature are briefly reviewed.
State Hospital Van, Turkey.
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D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D013270:Stomach; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis