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Rapunzel Syndrome: Rare ‘Tale’ of a Broken ‘Tail’

BACKGROUND: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare and unique form of trichobezoar, in which a cast of hairs is formed in the stomach with its ‘tail’ extending up to varying lengths into the small bowel. Almost all cases described in literature are of ‘classic’ and more common form of Rapunzel. Sometimes howev...

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Autores principales: Chauhan, Narvir S., Kumar, Satish, Bhoil, Rohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141237
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.896154