Acute Abdominal Pain with Obstructing Trichobezoar: A Pediatric Case of Rapunzel Syndrome Diagnosed in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Acute Abdominal Pain with Obstructing Trichobezoar: A Pediatric Case of Rapunzel Syndrome Diagnosed in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Introduction: Acute abdominal pain is a prevalent complaint in pediatric emergency departments. Primary care physicians can find it challenging to treat such pain and, in particular, to determine whether it requires emergent surgical intervention. Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical cause...

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Main Authors: Sung-Ha Kim, Jong-In Lee, Soohyun Park, So-Hyun Paek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
abdominal pain
Rapunzel syndrome
small bowel obstruction
trichophagia
trichobezoar
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/17/3/53
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