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Title: | Rapunzel syndrome. Case report |
Other Titles: | Síndrome de rapunzel. Reporte de un caso |
Authors: | Duran Becerra, Vanessa Padilla Pinzón, Laura Tatiana Pulido Segura, Jean Andre Cabrera Vargas, Luis Felipe Sánchez Sussa, Sebastian Geerman Vinck, Erick Arce, Tomás |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Citation: | Becerra, V. D., Pinzón, L. T. P., Segura, J. A. P., Vargas, L. F. C., Ciro, M. P., Ussa, S. S., . . . Arce, T. (2020). Rapunzel syndrome. case report. [Síndrome de rapunzel. Reporte de un caso] Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana, 50(3), 341-344. Retrieved from www.scopus.com |
Series/Report no.: | Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana;Vol. 50, No. 3, Dic. 2020, páginas 341-344 |
Abstract: | Bezoars are accumulations of non-digestible material in the gastrointestinal tract; classified according to the material that it is composed. They are called trichobezoars to those who are formed by the hair, and when are extended to the gastric chamber are called Rapunzel syndrome. It presents mainly in teenagers associated with psychiatric disorders. It has different clinical manifestations and the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is the gold standard for its diagnosis. We present a case of a Rapunzel Syndrome in an 18 years old patient who was admitted due to abdominal pain, emesis and absence of stools. The initial diagnosis was a difficult diagnosis because of an intestinal obstruction. By this reason it was decided to perform an exploratory laparotomy where it was found a trichobezoar which was extended over the pylorus. According to literature, Laparotomy is the most successful procedure for the resolution of this disease. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/search/form.uri?display=basic |
ISSN: | 03009033 |
Appears in Collections: | CCB. Artículos indexados en Scopus |
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