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Duodenal diastatic perforation due to double gastric and jejunal trichobezoar in a patient with Rapunzel syndrome.
Garzón Hernández, Luisa Paola; Mora Oliver, Isabel; Muñoz Sornosa, Ernesto; Marti Cuñat, Elena.
Affiliation
  • Garzón Hernández LP; Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
  • Mora Oliver I; Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
  • Muñoz Sornosa E; Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
  • Marti Cuñat E; Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig ; 115(4): 222-223, 2023 04.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36645070
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare clinical entity in which a trichobezoar is produced by the ingestion of hair at the gastric level, extending in the form of a tail towards the duodenum. It occurs in young patients with trichotillomania and trichophagia. We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with a history of anxiety without treatment, who for 10 years presented trichotillomania and trichophagia, producing a picture of intestinal obstruction that required surgical intervention, evidencing a giant Trichobezoar throughout the gastric cavity and one jejunum associated with diastatic perforation. duodenal.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Trichotillomania / Bezoars / Duodenal Ulcer Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Journal subject: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Year: 2023 Document type: Article Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Trichotillomania / Bezoars / Duodenal Ulcer Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig Journal subject: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Year: 2023 Document type: Article Country of publication: