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    Case of rapunzel syndrome: With a review of diagnosis and treatment

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    Authors
    Reid, Christopher
    Cao, H.
    Kobayashi, L.
    Coimbra, R.
    Costantini, T.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Reid, C. and Cao, H. and Kobayashi, L. and Coimbra, R. and Costantini, T. 2012. Case of rapunzel syndrome: With a review of diagnosis and treatment. Journal of Surgical Radiology. 3 (4): pp. 236-239.
    Source Title
    Journal of Surgical Radiology
    Additional URLs
    http://issuu.com/surgisphere/docs/j_surg_rad_volume_3_-_october_2012_print
    ISSN
    2156-213X
    School
    Department of Health Policy and Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40679
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Overview: Rapunzel Syndrome has been used to describe a large gastric trichobezoar with tail that extends beyond the pylorus of variable length. It is a rare diagnosis associated with trichophagia. Related to its rarity and non-specific presentation it poses a diagnostic challenge. We describe the case of a young woman with trichotillomania and trichophagia who presented with signs of obstruction and was found to have Rapunzel syndrome, which was treated with laparotomy. We review the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

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