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Small-Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Trichobezoar in a Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Patient with Rapunzel Syndrome

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Abbreviations

CRP:

C-reactive protein

CT:

Computed tomography

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  1. Department of Radiology, Maasstad ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Maarten J. Otten & Ayoub Charehbili

  2. Department of Surgery, Maasstad ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Lucia E. Duinhouwer

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MO wrote the manuscript and interpreted radiodiagnostics. AC assisted in interpretation of radiodiagnostics and drafting of the manuscript. LD supervised critical revision of the manuscript and contributed to clinical care. All authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript.

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Otten, M.J., Charehbili, A. & Duinhouwer, L.E. Small-Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Trichobezoar in a Meckel’s Diverticulum in a Patient with Rapunzel Syndrome. J Gastrointest Surg 24, 1220–1221 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-019-04448-x

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