| Rapunzel syndrome：The unsuspected culprit |
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| 作者姓名： | Rabie ME Arishi AR Khan A Ageely H Seif El-Nasr GA Fagihi M |
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| 作者单位： | Faculty of Medicine Jazan University,Jazan,Saudi Arabia,King Fahad Central Hospital,Jazan,Saudi Arabia,King Fahad Central Hospital,Jazan,Saudi Arabia,Faculty of Medicine,Jazan University,Jazan,Saudi Arabia,King Fahad Central Hospital,Jazan,Saudi Arabia,King Fahad Central Hospital,Jazan,Saudi Arabia |
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| 摘 要： | Trichobezoar is a rare intriguing disorder in which swallowed hairs accumulates in the stomach. Being indigestible and slippery, it could not be propulsed and becomes entrapped within the stomach. Large amounts can thus accumulate over the years forming a hair ball. Rapunzel syndrome is a variant where hair accumulation reaches the small gut and beyond in some cases. Although the syndrome has been known for many years, only 24 cases have been reported in the literature and the discovery of a new case is always surprising. In this report, we present two cases discovered within a period of three months. One of them was pregnant and had small bowel intussusception and perforation, a very rare combination. We hereby add two more cases to the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first report on two cases of Rapunzel syndrome, the diagnosis of which demands a high index of suspicion.
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| 关 键 词： | 毛石 肠套叠 治疗方法 临床表现 |
| 收稿时间： | 2007 Sep 27 |
Rapunzel syndrome: the unsuspected culprit |
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| Rabie ME,Arishi AR,Khan A,Ageely H,Seif El-Nasr GA,Fagihi M.Rapunzel syndrome: the unsuspected culprit[J].World Journal of Gastroenterology,2008,14(7):1141-1143. |
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| Authors: | Rabie Mohammad Ezzedien Arishi Abdul Rahman Khan Ashraf Ageely Hussein Seif El-Nasr Gaffar Abbas Fagihi Mohammad |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Medicine,Jazan University,Jazan,Saudi Arabia Abdul Rahman Arishi
2. King Fahd Central Hospital,Jazz,Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Trichobezoar is a rare intriguing disorder in which swallowed hairs accumulates in the stomach.Being indigestible and slippery,it could not be propulsed and becomes entrapped within the stomach.Large amounts can thus accumulate over the years forming a hair ball.Rapunzel syndrome is a variant where hair accumulation reaches the small gut and beyond in some cases.Although the syndrome has been known for many years,only 24 cases have been reported in the literature and the discovery of a new case is always surprising.In this report,we present two cases discovered within a period of three months.One of them was pregnant and had small bowel intussusception and perforation,a very rare combination.We hereby add two more cases to the literature.To our knowledge,this is the first report on two cases of Rapunzel syndrome,the diagnosis of which demands a high index of suspicion. |
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| Keywords: | Trichobezoar Rapunzel syndrome Intussusception |
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