Gastroduodenal trichobezoar: rare case of Rapunzel syndrome (May 2022 [2])

Published: 06/01/2022

Authors: Vinay Kumar Shaw, Prateek Vardhan and Anand Jaiswal

A 23-year-old woman presented with symptoms of obstruction. At laparotomy a gastroduodenal trichobezoar was removed from her stomach and duodenum. Trichobezoar are concretions of swallowed hair bundles and can be associated with Rapunzel syndrome. Endoscopy may be helpful in early cases; however, surgery remains the mainstay for late presentation.