Rapunzel syndrome reviewed and redefined

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-161

  Naik, Saleem ^a,d   Gupta, Vivek ^a   Naik, Swati ^b   Rangole, Ashwin ^b   Chaudhary, Ashok K ^c   Jain, Prashant ^a   Sharma, Ashok K ^a  

^a Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College   (India)

^b GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Birla Institute of Medical Research   (India)

^d BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Bezoar; Intestinal obstruction; Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoar; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; NAUSEA; RAPUNZEL SYNDROME; REVIEW; STOMACH; TRICHOBEZOAR; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEZOARS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNUM; MALE; STOMACH; SYNDROME;

EID: 34347243551     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102098     Document Type: Review

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