Rapunzel syndrome of a cotton bezoar in a multimorbid patient
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Rapunzel Syndrome of a Cotton Bezoar in a Multimorbid Patient
Bezoars are foreign bodies that form masses in the gastric or intestinal lumen, particularly in mentally retarded or psychiatric patients. Classifications of bezoars are made according to the content of the bezoar, such as trichobezoars (of hairs), phytobezoars (of vegetable fibers), lactobezoars (of milk products), and others containing medications or other foreign materials. Whatever the etio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322008000200021