Obstrucción intestinal causada por Tricobezoar: Síndrome de Rapunzel

• Juan Anzieta V ^[2] ; Orlando Felmer E ^[1] ; Mauricio Gabrielli N ^[1] ; Francisco Venturelli M ^[1] ; Gonzalo Sánchez C ^[1] ; Carmen Torrijos C ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Austral de Chile

     Universidad Austral de Chile

     Valdivia, Chile

     
  2. [2] Hospital Clínico Regional de Valdivia Unidad de Emergencia
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 136, Nº. 8, 2008, págs. 1027-1030
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Intestinal obstruction due to a tríchobezoar or Rapunzel Syndrome: Report of one case
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  • Rapunzel syndrome or gastrointestinal trichobezoar is caused by hair ingestión. The diagnosis may be suspected in young females with important weight loss, who deny hair eating. We report a 16 year-old female consulting in the emergency room for abdominal pain. She was subjected to an exploratory laparotomy and a big mass was palpated in the stomach. A gastrostomy and enterostomy were performed and a 17x6x5 cm tríchobezoar was extracted. The patient had an uneventful postoperative outcome and was derived to Psychiatry.