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The Rapunzel syndrome: an unusual trichobezoar
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The Rapunzel syndrome: an unusual trichobezoar
Am J Gastroenterol.
1987 Apr.
Abstract
We report the fourth and youngest patient in the literature with a trichobezoar extending from the stomach through the entire length of the small intestine to the cecum. The clinician must consider the possible presence of a "tail" in any patient presenting with a bezoar. Salient clinical features of trichobezoars are reviewed.
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