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The Rapunzel Syndrome: A Hard-To-Swallow Tale.
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PMID:  21484492     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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INTRODUCTION: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare entity comprising of a large gastroduodenal trichobezoar due to trichotillomania. Its treatment is often surgical. CASE REPORT: A 27-year-old patient was investigated after an upper gastro-intestinal tract obstruction. Computed tomography and endoscopy showed a large gastric trichobezoar with a duodenojejunal tail. Conservative treatments failed to remove the bezoar. We performed a short laparotomy which allowed the removal of the bezoar through a longitudinal gastrotomy. Postoperative course was uneventful.
Authors:
Thierry Bège; Ariadne Desjeux; Benjamin Coquet-Reinier; Stéphane V Berdah; Jean-Charles Grimaud; Christian Brunet
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-4626     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
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Created Date:  2011-4-12     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9706084     Medline TA:  J Gastrointest Surg     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915, Marseille cedex 20, France, thierry.bege@ap-hm.fr.
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