Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer

The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Athanasiou, Antonios, Michalinos, Adamantios, Moris, Demetrios, Spartalis, Eleftherios, Dimitrokallis, Nikolaos, Kaminiotis, Vaios, Oikonomou, Demetrios, Griniatsos, John, Felekouras, Evangelos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/267319
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Sumario:The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar extending into the small intestine.

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