Rapunzel syndrome-a rare cause of multiple jejunal intussusception.
Trichobezoars are usually without symptoms until they reach a large size. The "Rapunzel" syndrome is a trichobezoar with a long tail extending from the stomach to small bowel. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with a history of trichotillomania and hair ingestion for three years, who presented with multiple jejunojejunal intussusceptions due to a trichobezoar with a long, 90-cm tail into the small bowel. To our knowledge, this is the first report of trichobezoars as a cause of jejunal intussusceptions, which should be suspected in the appropriate clinical circumstances.
Kibria
Rizwan
R
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 45428, USA. rekibria@gmail.com
Michail
Sonia
S
Ali
Syed A
SA
D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed