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. 2020 May;24(5):1220-1221.
doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04448-x. Epub 2019 Nov 19.

Small-Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Trichobezoar in a Meckel's Diverticulum in a Patient with Rapunzel Syndrome

Maarten J Otten  1 , Ayoub Charehbili  2 , Lucia E Duinhouwer  3
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Small-Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Trichobezoar in a Meckel's Diverticulum in a Patient with Rapunzel Syndrome

Maarten J Otten et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 May.
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