Rapunzel Syndrome in Congenital Mental Retardation Patient Requiring Emergency Laparotomy. Case report

INTRODUCTION: When hair accumulates inside the stomach, it causes what is called a Trichobezoar, which leads to a stomach blockage. When the accumulated hair extends into the small intestine, it causes a rare disturbance called Rapunzel syndrome (RS). DISCUSSION: Affected patients infrequently remai...

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Autores principales: Alibraheem, Abdelaziz, Danial, Aghyad, Kazan, Amira, Masri, Esraa, Obari, Mohammad Yusr, Basha, Samer Rajab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32963774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2020.08.026

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