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. 2021 Jan-Feb;26(1):66-67.
doi: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_176_20. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

Rapunzel Syndrome: Endoscopy, Laparotomy, or Laparoscopy?

Aurelio Mazzei  1 , Antonella Centonze  1 , Ivan Pietro Aloi  1 , Arianna Bertocchini  1 , Emanuele Baldassarre  2
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Rapunzel Syndrome: Endoscopy, Laparotomy, or Laparoscopy?

Aurelio Mazzei et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jan-Feb.
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Computed Tomography: The arrow keys show the abnormal gastric dilatation and the luminal mass
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