Trichobezoar is a rare gastrointestinal pathology, but should be considered in patients with abdominal mass and previous history of trichophagia. In physical examination, it is important to verify signs of alopecia. Minimally invasive surgery is a secure method to remove the specimen from the stomach.

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.

Introduction. Trichobezoars presents a rare form of bezoar made swallowed hair, with clinical manifestation gastric or intestinal obstruction, ulceration, bleeding, and perforation. It is predominantly found in emotionally disturbed mentally retarded youngsters, who eating their own hair which clinically known as trichophagia. Patients often deny makes diagnosis difficult. Case report. We are p...

Bezoars are foreign bodies impacted in the digestive tract resulting of their ingestion and accumulation, involving mainly the stomach. The most common types are phytobezoars, containing vegetables, fiber and seed, and the trichobezoar, made of hair. The present case is the description of a 25-year-old female with nonspecific dyspeptic symptoms associated to intestinal habit change. The diagnos...

Trichobezoar is characterized by the accumulation of hair in the gastrointestinal tract and usually occurs in those who have trichotillomania, other psychiatric disorders, or neurologic problems. Trichobezoar typically presents as gastric obstruction, including abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia, and weight loss. A 9-year-old girl visited our clinic with the complaint of abdominal discomfort an...

BACKGROUND Trichobezoar is an uncommon entity observed mostly in young women. Symptoms in presenting patients are usually due to the large mass of the bezoar or malabsorption of nutrients. Trichobezoar is almost always associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia. CASE REPORT Three teenage girls, aged 13, 15, and 16, were diagnosed due to palpable epigastric masses. Additionally the olde...

RATIONALE Trichophytobezoars, which are composed of hair and plant fibers, are usually located in the stomach. They are often associated with trichophagia and trichotillomania. The most commonly reported methods of trichophytobezoar treatment are open surgery and laparoscopic retrieval; there are few reports of endoscopic removal of trichophytobezoars. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSES Twelve-ye...

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...

Trichotillomania, the repeated action of pulling out one’s own hair for pleasure or sensation of relaxation, and trichophagia, the result of hair eating, usually precede trichobezoar formation. In most patients, the trichobezoar is located in the stomach; however, in a few number of patients, the gastric trichobezoar has a tail and extends through the pylorus into the small bowel and may even r...

CONTEXT Rapunzel syndrome is a rare form of gastric trichobezoar that develops through outstretching of the bezoar from the stomach to the intestine. CASE REPORT A 12-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with celiac disease six years earlier was brought to the department of pediatric gastroenterology because of abdominal distension. A palpable mass was detected. A trichobezoar that stretched ...