Trichobezoar is a rare condition in which concretions accumulate in gastro-intestinal tract because of ingested hairs from head that may pose a diagnostic challenge. Patients often have an underlying psychiatric illness and history may not be easily forthcoming. This condition should be entertained especially in adolescent females. Futile complications can occur if there is delay in diagnosis a...

Rapunzel syndrome is a condition where trichobezoar formed in the stomach and proximal intestine due to hair ingestion. A 6-year-old girl presented emergency department with abdominal pain, vomiting palpable epigastric mass. Laparotomy was performed for gastric foreign body; that filled stomach, duodenum small removed. Postoperative course uncomplicated; patient discharged further out-patient f...