title: Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome.
abstract: A 17-year-old girl presented with bilious vomiting and abdominal pain to the surgery department. The history was positive for trichotillomania and trichophagia. A CT scan showed a mass in the stomach, which was highly suspicious for a gastric bezoar. Drooping parts of the bezoar caused a duodenal obstruction with secondary acute pancreatitis. The bezoar was removed via a laparoscopically performed gastrotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koushk Jalali
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Alperen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bingöl
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reyad