title: The diagnosis and treatment of Rapunzel syndrome.
abstract: Trichobezoars are hairballs or hair-like fibers formed by chewing and swallowing hair or any other indigestible materials. Trichobezoars usually form in the gastric body and are thus prepyloric. However, trichobezoars may rarely pass through the pylorus into the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and even the colon, in a condition referred to as Rapunzel syndrome. Here, we present a case of a 13-year-old girl with this rare syndrome and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Diangang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoars; diagnosis; treatment