Rapunzel syndrome: a case report and review

J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Sep;12(9):1612-4. doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0408-4. Epub 2007 Nov 20.

Abstract

We report a 14-year-old girl who presented with epigastric pain, vomiting, and an upper abdominal mass. A diagnosis of trichobezoar was made on ultrasound and she went on to have a laparotomy, where a large trichobezoar was extracted with a tail that extended into the small intestine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bezoars / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bezoars / psychology
  • Bezoars / surgery
  • Duodenum*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Pica / diagnosis*
  • Pica / psychology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stomach*
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome