Rapunzel syndrome due to ingested hair extensions: Surgical and psychiatric considerations

INTRODUCTION: Rapunzel syndrome is a unique clinical manifestation of trichotillomania and trichophagia. The resulting gastric trichobezoar can be massive and necessitate surgical extraction. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case involving a 15 year-old female with a known history of trichotilloma...

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Autores principales: Flaherty, Devin C., Aguilar, Francis, Pradhan, Basant, Grewal, Harsh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629852
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.11.009

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