Rapunzel syndrome in a 3-year-old boy: A menace too early to present
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation is deceptive and vague, ranging from asymptomatic abdominal mass to gastrointestinal perforation. There are only few cases reported in literature, with the youngest age being 3...
| 出版年: | Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons |
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| 主要な著者: | , , , |
| フォーマット: | 論文 |
| 言語: | 英語 |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| オンライン･アクセス: | http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2020;volume=25;issue=2;spage=112;epage=114;aulast=Kumar |
| 要約: | Rapunzel syndrome is a rare type of trichobezoar with an extension of the hair into the small bowel. Clinical presentation is deceptive and vague, ranging from asymptomatic abdominal mass to gastrointestinal perforation. There are only few cases reported in literature, with the youngest age being 3 years. We present the case of a 3-year-old male child presenting with Rapunzel syndrome and features of subacute intestinal obstruction. |
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| ISSN: | 0971-9261 1998-3891 |