Rapunzel syndrome: a rare form of trichobezoar in the stomach with some extension into the small intestine
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Stomach trichobezoar (rapunzel syndrome) with iatrogenic intussusception.
We present a rare case of stomach trichobezoar complicated with iatrogenic intussusception noted intra-operatively after failed attempt of endoscopic removal in a 13-year-old girl. At presentation, she had gastric outlet obstruction with anaemia. Endoscopy established the diagnosis of trichobezoar. Surgical removal was warranted after failed endoscopic removal. Her postoperative course was unev...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1318-4458
DOI: 10.15570/actaapa.2018.32