Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome

Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome

A 17-year-old girl presented with bilious vomiting and abdominal pain to the surgery department. The history was positive for trichotillomania and trichophagia. A CT scan showed a mass in the stomach, which was highly suspicious for a gastric bezoar. Drooping parts of the bezoar caused a duodenal ob...

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Main Authors: Bijan Koushk Jalali, Alperen Bingöl, Ashraf Reyad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7638504
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spelling doaj-99bd19222f2d402da44d80a462f723cb2020-11-24T23:45:13ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/76385047638504Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel SyndromeBijan Koushk Jalali0Alperen Bingöl1Ashraf Reyad2Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USADepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USADepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USAA 17-year-old girl presented with bilious vomiting and abdominal pain to the surgery department. The history was positive for trichotillomania and trichophagia. A CT scan showed a mass in the stomach, which was highly suspicious for a gastric bezoar. Drooping parts of the bezoar caused a duodenal obstruction with secondary acute pancreatitis. The bezoar was removed via a laparoscopically performed gastrotomy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7638504
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Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
Case Reports in Surgery
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title Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
title_short Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
title_full Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
title_fullStr Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic Management of Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Rapunzel Syndrome
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description A 17-year-old girl presented with bilious vomiting and abdominal pain to the surgery department. The history was positive for trichotillomania and trichophagia. A CT scan showed a mass in the stomach, which was highly suspicious for a gastric bezoar. Drooping parts of the bezoar caused a duodenal obstruction with secondary acute pancreatitis. The bezoar was removed via a laparoscopically performed gastrotomy.
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