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trichobezoar

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trichobezoar [¦trik·ə′bē·zō·ər]
(medicine)
A ball of hair or similar concretion in the stomach or intestine.
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DIAGNOSIS Rapunzel syndrome: a trichobezoar extending into the ileum DISCUSSION The term Rapunzel syndrome was coined by Vaughan and associates in 1968, for an unusual manifestation of a trichobezoar in which the mass extends from the stomach and duodenum through a large portion of the small intestine.
Rapunzel syndrome: a trichobezoar extending into the ileum by Taori, Kishor; Deshmukh, Amol; Rathod, Jawahar; Sheorain, Veerendersingh; Sanyal, Rupan / Applied Radiology
Abstract: This report presents a unique case of a gastric trichobezoar in a relatively healthy, young female with no history of psychological or psychiatric disorders.
Large gastric trichobezoar in a normal healthy woman: case report and ... by Memon, Muhammed Ashraf / Southern Medical Journal
Pathologist Nera Patel said the hairball - known as a trichobezoar - was 1ft long, 10ins wide and 4ins thick.
Rachel,17 killed by chewing her hair by Bain, Charlie / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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