2019
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20194081
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Rapunzel syndrome trichobezoar in a twelve year old girl: a case report

Abstract: A bezoar refers to a mass of undigestible foreign material found in the gastrointestinal tract, mainly stomach. The second most common bezoar is the trichobezoar, which usually occurs in the young psychiatric female patients with history of trichotillomania and trichophagia. A 12-year-old female psychiatric patient came with complains of diffuse abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and constipation. Ultrasonography and CT scan were done, which suggested trichobezoar. Thus, trichobezoar should be considered as diff… Show more

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