What is Rapunzel Syndrome? - An Unusual Trichobezoar Presentation in patients with or without History of Psychiatric Disorders. A Comprehensive Review.【電子書籍】[ hakimuddin saboowala ]

＜p＞What is Rapunzel Syndrome? - An Unusual Trichobezoar Presentation in patients with or without History of Psychiatric Disorders. A Comprehensive Review.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Rapunzel syndrome is an unusual form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair), consequently developing gastric bezoars.＜/p＞ ＜p＞An unusual form of bezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine or beyond has been described as Rapunzel syndrome.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Bezoars are concretions in the gastrointestinal tract that increase in size by continuous accumulation of non-absorbable food or fibers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most bezoars in children are trichobezoars from swallowed hair from the head, dolls, or brushes.＜br /＞ Trichobezoars typically cause abdominal pain and nausea, but can also present as an asymptomatic abdominal mass, progressing to abdominal obstruction and perforation.＜br /＞ Trichobezoar with Rapunzel．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る