The surgical management of Rapunzel syndrome: A case series and literature review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 830-834

  Fallon, Sara C ^a   Slater, Bethany J ^a   Larimer, Emily L ^a   Brandt, Mary L ^a   Lopez, Monica E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Rapunzel syndrome; Trichobezoar; Trichophagia; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPUNZEL SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRICHOBEZOAR;

EID: 84876241586     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.07.046     Document Type: Article

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