ArticleSurgical case reports2023
The Rapunzel syndrome: a hairy tale.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Foreign Body Ingestion in Children: From a Harmless Incident to a Life-Threatening Emergency.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Giant gastric trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome) presenting as gastric outlet obstruction with imaging features suggestive of secondary superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a 27-year-old female: surgical management and multidisciplinary approach.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Rapunzel Syndrome complicated by dual jejuno-jejunal intussusceptions: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Trichobezoar-associated jejunojejunal intussusception: an exceptionally rare manifestation of Rapunzel syndrome.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Pediatric Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting With Jejunojejunal Intussusception Managed Surgically: A Rare Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Hidden in plain sight: diagnostic challenges of gastric trichobezoar in an adolescent-a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- A hairy tail in the stomach: A silent warning.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Rapunzel Syndrome: Clinical, Diagnostic and Forensic Aspects in Related Deaths-A Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundTrichobezoars are a rare medical condition, often requiring a surgical approach and commonly associated with an underlying psychiatric disorder. The Rapunzel syndrome is a rare variant of trichobezoar in the stomach extending from the stomach into the small intestine causing a bowel obstruction. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case report, the clinical presentation, diagnostic approach, and surgical removal of a large-size bezoar (Rapunzel syndrome) in a young and otherwise healthy female is described. Different surgical strategies are discussed. Psychiatric exploration gives an insight on development of trichophagia ultimately leading to the forming of the trichobezoar.
conclusionsThis brief report sheds light on the importance of the collective mind of a multidisciplinary team preventing a potentially fatal outcome.
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