Rapunzel syndrome causing gastric emphysema and small bowel obstruction

Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 120-121

  Klipfel, Adam A ^a,b   Kessler, Edmond ^a,b   Schein, Moshe ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; GASTROTOMY; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPUNZEL SYNDROME; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH EMPHYSEMA; TRICHOBEZOAR; VOMITING;

EID: 0037267419     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.41     Document Type: Article

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