Rapunzel syndrome: An infrequent cause of paediatric mechanical occlusion Nasri S, Ammor A, Bendaoud M, Diouri L, Tayeb B, Driss EA, Kamaoui I, Aichouni N, Skiker I,

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Rapunzel syndrome: An infrequent cause of paediatric mechanical occlusion Siham Nasri¹, Abdelouhab Ammor², Mostapha Bendaoud¹, Lamya Diouri¹, Bouamama Tayeb¹, El Azzouzi Driss², Imane Kamaoui¹, Narjiss Aichouni¹, Imane Skiker¹ ¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, University Mohammed the First, Oujda, Morocco ² Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Mohammed VI, University Mohammed the First, Oujda, Morocco Correspondence Address: Siham Nasri, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mohammed VI, University Mohammed the First, Oujda Morocco Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_81_21

Despite numerous cases of trichobezoars reported in the literature, few Rapunzel syndromes have been described. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare case of bowel obstruction resulting from hair ingestion (trichobezoar). The obstruction can occur in any level of the intestinal tract. This syndrome is usually reported in patients affected by trichotillomania and trichophagia. We reported a case of Rapunzel syndrome in a 5-year-old girl diagnosed on an abdominal computed tomography scan and confirmed during surgery.


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