Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer
The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of...
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| description | The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar extending into the small intestine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53868ebf604a42a49ca4bdf89dd1f9a62025-02-03T05:45:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/267319267319Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric UlcerAntonios Athanasiou0Adamantios Michalinos1Demetrios Moris2Eleftherios Spartalis3Nikolaos Dimitrokallis4Vaios Kaminiotis5Demetrios Oikonomou6John Griniatsos7Evangelos Felekouras8First Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Agiou Thoma Street 17, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceThe Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar extending into the small intestine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/267319 |
| spellingShingle | Antonios Athanasiou Adamantios Michalinos Demetrios Moris Eleftherios Spartalis Nikolaos Dimitrokallis Vaios Kaminiotis Demetrios Oikonomou John Griniatsos Evangelos Felekouras Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer |
| title_full | Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer |
| title_fullStr | Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer |
| title_short | Rapunzel Syndrome: A Rare Presentation with Giant Gastric Ulcer |
| title_sort | rapunzel syndrome a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/267319 |
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