Trichobezoar causing pancreatitis: first reported case of Rapunzel syndrome in a boy in North America

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• 作者：Jonathan E. Kohler^a ; ^{jekohler@uw.edu} ; Michael Millie^b ; Elizabeth Neuger^b
• 关键词：Trichobezoar ; Laparoscopy ; Rapunzel syndrome ; Bezoar ; Trichotillomania
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：March, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：47
• 期：3
• 页码：e17-e19
• 全文大小：295 K

文摘

Trichobezoar is a mass of hair retained in the stomach, usually associated with trichotillomania. Large trichobezoars may extend into the small bowel and cause small bowel obstruction or pancreatic dysfunction, a condition known as Rapunzel syndrome. Here we report the first North American case of Rapunzel syndrome in a male patient.