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Indian J Pediatr
;
2001 Sep; 68(9): 895-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-83431
ABSTRACT
A rare form of gastric trichobezoar extending into small bowel with varying gastrointestinal symptoms is known as Rapunzel syndrome. A case history of 6 years old boy is described. This is the twelfth patient with Rapunzel syndrome in the literature.
Subject(s)
Bezoars/diagnosis , Child , Hair , Humans , Intestine, Small/physiopathology , Laparotomy , Male , Stomach/physiopathology , Syndrome
2.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-65521
ABSTRACT
Gastric teratoma is a rare tumor of infancy, almost exclusively found in males. We report a 6-month-old male child with gastric teratoma who presented with gastrointestinal bleeding; he was treated successfully with local excision of the tumor.