The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) causing atypical intussusception in a child: a case report

J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Mar;34(3):479-80. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90504-3.

Abstract

The Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar) occurs when gastrointestinal obstruction is produced by a rare manifestation of a trichobezoar with a long tail that extends to or beyond the ileocecal valve. A case history of a 7-year-old girl is described. This is the eleventh patient with Rapunzel syndrome reported in the literature. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and literature are reviewed briefly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bezoars / complications*
  • Bezoars / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology
  • Ileocecal Valve
  • Intussusception / etiology*
  • Jejunum*
  • Syndrome