Rapunzel syndrome: a review of unusual case
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Rapunzel syndrome: a comprehensive review of an unusual case of trichobezoar.
An unusual form of bezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine or beyond has been described as Rapunzel syndrome. Bezoars are concretions in the gastrointestinal tract that increase in size by continuous accumulation of non-absorbable food or fibers. Most bezoars in children are trichobezoars from swallowed hair from the head, dolls, or brushes. Trichobezoars typically cause abdomi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-2902,2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20184661