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Case Reports
. 1987 Apr;82(4):365-7.

The Rapunzel syndrome: an unusual trichobezoar

P J Wolfson, R J Fabius, A N Leibowitz
  • PMID: 3565346
Case Reports

The Rapunzel syndrome: an unusual trichobezoar

P J Wolfson et al. 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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