Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer.
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Athanasiou, A; Michalinos, A; Moris, D; Spartalis, E; Dimitrokallis, N; Kaminiotis, V; Oikonomou, D; Griniatsos, J; Felekouras, E
Published in: Case reports in medicine
January 2014
The Rapunzel syndrome refers to an uncommon and rare form of trichobezoar that extends past the stomach into the small intestines. The Rapunzel syndrome is usually found in young female patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, mainly trichotillomania and trichophagia. We describe a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 15-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a surgical laparotomy and successfully removed a huge trichobezoar extending into the small intestine.
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Case reports in medicine
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1687-9635
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1687-9627
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January 2014
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2014
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267319
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Athanasiou, A., Michalinos, A., Moris, D., Spartalis, E., Dimitrokallis, N., Kaminiotis, V., … Felekouras, E. (2014). Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer. Case Reports in Medicine, 2014, 267319. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/267319
Athanasiou, Antonios, Adamantios Michalinos, Demetrios Moris, Eleftherios Spartalis, Nikolaos Dimitrokallis, Vaios Kaminiotis, Demetrios Oikonomou, John Griniatsos, and Evangelos Felekouras. “Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer.” Case Reports in Medicine 2014 (January 2014): 267319. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/267319.
Athanasiou A, Michalinos A, Moris D, Spartalis E, Dimitrokallis N, Kaminiotis V, et al. Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer. Case reports in medicine. 2014 Jan;2014:267319.
Athanasiou, Antonios, et al. “Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer.” Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2014, Jan. 2014, p. 267319. Epmc, doi:10.1155/2014/267319.
Athanasiou A, Michalinos A, Moris D, Spartalis E, Dimitrokallis N, Kaminiotis V, Oikonomou D, Griniatsos J, Felekouras E. Rapunzel syndrome: a rare presentation with giant gastric ulcer. Case reports in medicine. 2014 Jan;2014:267319.
Published In
Case reports in medicine
DOI
EISSN
1687-9635
ISSN
1687-9627
Publication Date
January 2014
Volume
2014
Start / End Page
267319