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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;12(12):2240-2.
doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0460-0. Epub 2008 Jan 3.

Rapunzel syndrome complicated with gastric perforation diagnosed on operation table

Prashant N Mohite  1 , Ajit B Gohil, Haresh B Wala, Maulik A Vaza
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Case Reports

Rapunzel syndrome complicated with gastric perforation diagnosed on operation table

Prashant N Mohite et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Rapunzel syndrome is a variety of trichobezoar with the main body in the stomach and the tail extending into the small or large bowel. Twenty-seven cases of Rapunzel syndrome have been reported in the literature so far. This particular case of Rapunzel syndrome was on table diagnosis in a case of gastric perforation. The bezoar was removed and the patient was given psychiatric consultation.

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