Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
We here report a case of 9 years old girl presented in casualty with an acute abdomen and small bowel obstruction and on laprotomy a large trichobezoar was revealed extending into small intestine along with intussuception. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal trichobezoar. Trichobe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University |
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| Online Access: | http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol4no3/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%204,%20No.%203,%20July-Sept%202015%20Page%20113-115.pdf |
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| Summary: | We here report a case of 9 years old girl presented in
casualty with an acute abdomen and small bowel
obstruction and on laprotomy a large trichobezoar was
revealed extending into small intestine along with
intussuception. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare but
potentially fatal trichobezoar. Trichobezoar, an underdiagnosed
entity, has to be considered in the
differential diagnosis of abdominal pain and a nontender
abdominal mass even in young children. |
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| ISSN: | 2231-4261 2231-4261 |