title: The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing atypical intussusception in a child: a case report.
abstract: The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) occurs when gastrointestinal obstruction is produced by a rare manifestation of a trichobezoar with a long tail that extends to or beyond the ileocecal valve. A case history of a 7-year-old girl is described. This is the eleventh patient with Rapunzel syndrome reported in the literature. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and literature are reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Dalshaug
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wainer
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hollaar
mesh_terms: D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D007583:Jejunum; D013577:Syndrome