Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity
Rapunzel syndrome is a rare entity when the undigested tuft of hairs accumulated in the stomach and extends beyond the pylorus in the small intestine with a presentation of vomiting, pain in epigastrium and a palpable mass. Recurrence of this pathology is extremely rare, and upto now, only six cases...
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| author | Nand Lal Kella Mumtaz Ahmed Qureshi Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi |
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| description | Rapunzel syndrome is a rare entity when the undigested tuft of hairs accumulated in the stomach and extends beyond the pylorus in the small intestine with a presentation of vomiting, pain in epigastrium and a palpable mass. Recurrence of this pathology is extremely rare, and upto now, only six cases have been reported. We report a male who was partially deaf and dumb, presented with trichophagia and trichobezoar in the age of 5 and 9 years. Both times gastrostomy was performed and trichobezoars were removed completely which were extending in the small intestine. Post-operative recovery was un-eventful and the patient has been referred to the psychiatrist for further management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6026e8a3ba85430e84e1eb27763193a82023-05-30T09:44:52ZengLiaquat University of Medical and Health SciencesJLUMHS1729-03412309-86272018-06-01170210610810.22442/jlumhs.181720560Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical EntityNand Lal Kella 0Mumtaz Ahmed Qureshi1Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi2Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Sindh-PakistanLiaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Sindh-PakistanLiaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Sindh-PakistanRapunzel syndrome is a rare entity when the undigested tuft of hairs accumulated in the stomach and extends beyond the pylorus in the small intestine with a presentation of vomiting, pain in epigastrium and a palpable mass. Recurrence of this pathology is extremely rare, and upto now, only six cases have been reported. We report a male who was partially deaf and dumb, presented with trichophagia and trichobezoar in the age of 5 and 9 years. Both times gastrostomy was performed and trichobezoars were removed completely which were extending in the small intestine. Post-operative recovery was un-eventful and the patient has been referred to the psychiatrist for further management.https://www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs/Vol17No02/pdfs/09.pdftrichobezoarpsychiatricrapunzel syndromemale child |
| spellingShingle | Nand Lal Kella Mumtaz Ahmed Qureshi Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity JLUMHS trichobezoar psychiatric rapunzel syndrome male child |
| title | Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity |
| title_full | Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity |
| title_short | Recurrent Rapenzul Syndrome in a Male Child; A Rare Surgical Entity |
| title_sort | recurrent rapenzul syndrome in a male child a rare surgical entity |
| topic | trichobezoar psychiatric rapunzel syndrome male child |
| url | https://www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs/Vol17No02/pdfs/09.pdf |
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