Rapunzel syndrome presenting as acute pancreatitis, hypoproteinaemia and subsequent distal intestinal obstruction

• मुख्य लेखकों: Kavinda Dayasiri (लेखक), Astor Rodrigues (लेखक), Alex Lee (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Rapunzel syndrome is a rare presentation of trichobezoar and always occurs in patients who have a preceding history of trichophagia with or without trichotillomania. These patients are mostly female and present acutely with abdominal pain and vomiting. Acute pancreatitis and hypoproteinaemia are rar...