title: Trichobezoar causing pancreatitis: first reported case of Rapunzel syndrome in a boy in North America.
abstract: Trichobezoar is a mass of hair retained in the stomach, usually associated with trichotillomania. Large trichobezoars may extend into the small bowel and cause small bowel obstruction or pancreatic dysfunction, a condition known as Rapunzel syndrome. Here we report the first North American case of Rapunzel syndrome in a male patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Washington, Box 356410, Seattle, WA 98195-6410, USA. jekohler@uw.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Millie
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neuger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D014861:Washington