{"title":"A case of Rapunzel syndrome","authors":"Antoine Poirier, Amélie Delens, Thomas Serradori","doi":"10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2023.11.003","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Rapunzel syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by a </span>trichobezoar in the gastroduodenal tract caused by trichophagia. Diagnosis was confirmed by upper </span>endoscopy<span> and treatment was surgical.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":49271,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Visceral Surgery","volume":"161 1","pages":"Pages 72-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Visceral Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878788623001777","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by a trichobezoar in the gastroduodenal tract caused by trichophagia. Diagnosis was confirmed by upper endoscopy and treatment was surgical.
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The Journal of Visceral Surgery (JVS) is the online-only, English version of the French Journal de Chirurgie Viscérale. The journal focuses on clinical research and continuing education, and publishes original and review articles related to general surgery, as well as press reviews of recently published major international works. High-quality illustrations of surgical techniques, images and videos serve as support for clinical evaluation and practice optimization.
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