Trichobezoar Intestinal Obstruction: Rapunzel Syndrome
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
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...
متن کاملThe Rapunzel Syndrome: An Unusual Trichobezoar Presentation
The Rapunzel syndrome is an unusual form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair), consequently developing gastric bezoars. The principal symptoms are vomiting and epigastric pain. In this case report, we describe this syndrome in a young girl.
متن کامل[The Rapunzel syndrome - a case report: trichobezoar as a cause of intestinal perforation]
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of a patient with gastric trichobezoar extended through the small bowel, proper to the Rapunzel syndrome. CASE REPORT: Girl at age 7 with history and exams suggestive of peritonitis whose laparotomy demonstrated trichobezoar and jejunal perforation. She also presented alopecia and psychological disorder which were not totally eliminated despite the support given...
متن کاملThe Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation of trichobezoar.
CASE HISTORY A five-year old girl was admitted in 1985 with an eight-day history of epigastric pain and vomiting. The pain was occasional and not severe. She had lost weight, to 13-1 kg, and was pale and thin. There was a tender epigastric mass. The haemoglobin concentration was 12-8 g/dl. Her mother said the child regularly pulled and ate the sleeves of her cardigans. An ultrasound scan showed...
متن کاملAn unusual presentation of Rapunzel syndrome, a double impacted trichobezoar
Bezoars are collections of interwoven organic or inorganic matter found in the alimentary canal. Rapunzel syndrome represents a rare presentation of trichobezoar where the tail of main gastric bezoar extends into the lumen of small intestine. We present the case of a 09 year old female child who presented to us as a case of acute intestinal obstruction as a rare manifestation of Rapunzel syndro...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Scientific Paediatrics
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2581-883X
DOI: 10.31080/aspe.2021.04.0381