A rare case of Rapunzel syndrome – Trichobezoar

Rajeeva Shetty B; Murthy Kumar V; Sunita Prakash Jain
Address for correspondence
 Dr Murthy Kumar V; Tank Road Doddballapur; Bangalore Rural District; Karnataka Email  murthydbpyahoocom

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Case Report

A rare case of Rapunzel syndrome – Trichobezoar

Rajeeva Shetty B*, Murthy Kumar V**, Sunita Prakash Jain***

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Dr Murthy Kumar V #525, Tank Road Doddballapur 561 203, Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka E-mail - murthy_dbp@yahoo.com

*Dean, ESI-PGIMSR, Bangalore, **Associate Professor, ***Assistant Professor, Dept. of General Surgery, Akash Institute of Medical Sciences, Devanahalli.

Year: 2014, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Page no. 41-42,

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Abstract

Rapunzel syndrome refers to trichobezoar extending into small bowel. Small bowel symptoms by these bezoars are very rare. We are reporting a case which presented as acute small bowel obstruction.

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Rapunzel syndrome, Trichobezoar, small bowel obstruction.

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