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Rapunzel Syndrome: A Case Report and Review

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We report a 14-year-old girl who presented with epigastric pain, vomiting, and an upper abdominal mass. A diagnosis of trichobezoar was made on ultrasound and she went on to have a laparotomy, where a large trichobezoar was extracted with a tail that extended into the small intestine.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, North Devon District Hospital, Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4JB, UK

    Catherine Western

  2. Department of General Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, UK

    S. Bokhari & S. Gould

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Western, C., Bokhari, S. & Gould, S. Rapunzel Syndrome: A Case Report and Review. J Gastrointest Surg 12, 1612–1614 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0408-4

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