Rapunzel Syndrome - Trichobezoar in a 9 Year Old Girl: A Case Report

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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
Subjects:
Trichobezoar
Rapunzel syndrome
Online Access:http://jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol4no3/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%204,%20No.%203,%20July-Sept%202015%20Page%20113-115.pdf
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