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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Main Authors: Hemlata Kamra, Santosh L. Munde, Swaran Kaur, M. K. Garg, Deepak Singla
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Language:English
Published: Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad 2015-01-01
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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Deepak Singla
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-bc2bcf76736849b5aa60c689fe55fe3e2025-08-20T01:54:55ZengKrishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), KaradJournal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University2231-42612231-42612015-01-0143113115Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case ReportHemlata Kamra 0Santosh L. Munde1Swaran Kaur2M. K. Garg3Deepak Singla4Department of Pathology, Bhagat Phool Singh, Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat-124305 (Harayana) IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Bhagat Phool Singh, Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat-124305 (Harayana) IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Bhagat Phool Singh, Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat-124305 (Harayana) IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Bhagat Phool Singh, Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat-124305 (Harayana) IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Bhagat Phool Singh, Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat-124305 (Harayana) IndiaWe 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.http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol4no3/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%204,%20No.%203,%20July-Sept%202015%20Page%20113-115.pdfTrichobezoarRapunzel syndrome
spellingShingle Hemlata Kamra
Santosh L. Munde
Swaran Kaur
M. K. Garg
Deepak Singla
Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
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title Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
title_full Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
title_fullStr Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
title_short Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report
title_sort rapunzel syndrome trichobezoar in a 9 year old girl a case report
topic Trichobezoar
Rapunzel syndrome
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