Gastric Trichobezoar with Rapunzel Syndrome: A Case Report

Bezoars are collections of non-digestible matter that usually accumulates in stomach and can extend to small bowel. Trichobezoars (concretions of hair) are unusual and are usually found in young psychiatric females, who often deny eating their own hair (trichophagy). We are presenting a case of ga...

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Main Authors: Anoop Dixit, Mohd Arshad Raza, Rohit Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7211/17245_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf