Volume : 5, Issue : 4, April - 2016

Rapunzel syndrome' trichobezoar in a 27-year-old lady : A case report

Dr. Kamalin Viji Gnanasigamony

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;Trichobezoars (hair balls) are usually located in the stomach, but may extend through the pylorus into the duodenum and small bowel (Rapunzel syndrome). They are almost always associated with trichotillomania and trichophagia or other psychiatric disorders. Though several treatment options are proposed, conventional laparotomy was the treatment of choice. A case of trichobezoar extraction by gastrotomy is reported here.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;</p>