{"title":"Rapunzel Syndrome: a rare cause of acute small bowel obstruction","authors":"Vipul D Yagnik, G. Parmar, Bhargav D. Yagnik","doi":"10.4314/IJMU.V5I2.56170","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare condition where trichobezoar has extended up to the small bowel. Here we are reporting a rare case of Rapunzel syndrome in an adolescent girl with history of trichophagia who presented with small bowel obstruction. Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and bezoar was removed through gastrotomy. Post-operative course was unremarkable. KEY WORDS: Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoars; Psychotherapy; Gastrotomy","PeriodicalId":14472,"journal":{"name":"Internet Journal of Medical Update - EJOURNAL","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Internet Journal of Medical Update - EJOURNAL","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IJMU.V5I2.56170","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare condition where trichobezoar has extended up to the small bowel. Here we are reporting a rare case of Rapunzel syndrome in an adolescent girl with history of trichophagia who presented with small bowel obstruction. Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and bezoar was removed through gastrotomy. Post-operative course was unremarkable. KEY WORDS: Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoars; Psychotherapy; Gastrotomy