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.
Seker
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State Hospital Van, Turkey.
Dilek
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ON
Karaayvaz
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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