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Case Report
Imaging findings in thrichobezoars: A case report
1 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacies of Rabat, Medical Imaging Services for Maternity and Children, University Hospital Center, Rabat, Morocco
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Article ID: 100014G01AI2021
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Insumbo AS, Chalh O, Allali N, El Haddad S, Latifa C. Imaging findings in thrichobezoars: A case report. Edorium J Gastroenterol 2021;8:100014G01AI2021.ABSTRACT
A rare case of bezoar extending from the stomach to the small intestine or beyond has been described as Rapunzel syndrome. Bezoars are concretions in the gastrointestinal tract with enormous potential to increase in size by continuous accumulation of undigested material or non-absorbable food and fibers. Most bezoars in children are trichobezoars from dolls and swallowed hair from the head or brushes. The typical clinical presentations of trichobezoars are abdominal pain and nausea, but can also present as an asymptomatic abdominal mass, able to progress giving rise to complication such as abdominal obstruction and perforation. Trichobezoar with Rapunzel syndrome is an uncommon diagnosis in children with very few reported cases. It is often found in emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded youngsters. We present the youngest case of Rapunzel syndrome in Morocco, a 5-year-old boy without any antecedent who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and abdominal mass.
Keywords: Abdominal mass and computed axial tomography (CAT), Pediatric, Rapunzel syndrome, Trichobezoar
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Arthur Semedo Insumbo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Olaya Chalh - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nazik Allali - Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Siham El Haddad - Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Chat Latifa - Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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