Department of Pediatric visceral surgery, CHU HASSAN 2, faculty of medicine and pharmacy of Fez.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 25(02), 534-537
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2025.25.2.0398
Received on 26 December 2024; revised on 02 February 2025; accepted on 05 February 2025
Trichobezoar is a rare condition referring to the unusual presence of hair, in the form of a solid mass, in the stomach ; Trichobezoars are made up of concretions of ingested hair and food. A history of occlusive syndrome in a context of trichotillomania and psychological problems must lead to this diagnosis. The first case of this series illustrates the Rapunzel syndrome with many perforations and necrosis of the small bowel. The 2 others are strict intragastric bezoars. Treatment is exclusively surgical. The aim of this work is to discuss through our cases of trichobezoar the diagnostic difficulties and the different therapeutic methods.
Trichobezoars; Rapunzel syndrome; Small bowel; Necrosis
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K Rahmouni, N Boumahdi, O Alaoui, A. Mahmoudi, K Khattala and Y Bouabdallah. Trichobezoar (about 3 cases). World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2025, 25(02), 534-537. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2025.25.2.0398.
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