El largo camino de la tricotilomania al síndrome de Rapunzel / The Long Road from Trichotillomania to Rapunzel Syndrome

Introducción: La tricotilomania, la tricofagia y el tricobezoar son afecciones entrelazadas e interconectadas. Estas deben tenerse en cuenta especialmente en féminas jóvenes que a menudo tienen una enfermedad psiquiátrica o trastorno social subyacente y es posible que la historia sea difícil de obtener. Objetivo: Presentar un caso portador de tricobezoar gástrico, por su baja incidencia en nuestro medio y a nivel mundial. Caso clínico: Paciente femenina de 12 años de edad, con antecedentes de retraso psicomotor, sin seguimiento o tratamiento previo. Acudió a consulta traída por su madre que aduce aumento de volumen en hemiabdomen superior de 5 años de evolución con pérdida de peso insidiosa. Los estudios radiológicos revelaron un tricobezoar gástrico que se corrobora, asociado a un síndrome de Rapunzel, en la laparotomía exploratoria. La paciente evolucionó satisfactoriamente y es seguida por grupo multidisciplinario. Conclusiones: Los bezoares gástricos son entidades poco frecuentes. Para el diagnóstico es necesario un alto índice de sospecha de conjunto con estudios radiográficos y/o endoscópicos. El tratamiento estará determinado por el tipo de bezoar, tamaño y consistencia. La opción quirúrgica es la más usada, con el consecuente seguimiento interdisciplinario para evitar recurrencias(AU)

Introduction: Trichotillomania, trichophagia and trichobezoar are intertwined and interconnected conditions. These should be considered, especially in young women who often have an underlying psychiatric illness or social disorder and possibly a history difficult to get. Objective: To report a case of gastric trichobezoar due to its low incidence in our environment and worldwide. Clinical case report: We report the case of a 12-year-old female patient with a history of psychomotor retardation, with no prior follow-up or treatment, who came to consult with her mother, complaining of increased volume in the upper abdomen, of 5 years of evolution with malignant weight loss. Radiological studies reveal a gastric trichobezoar that is corroborated, associated with Rapunzel syndrome, in the exploratory laparotomy. The patient evolved satisfactorily and a multidisciplinary group assisted her. Conclusions: Gastric bezoars are rare entities. Diagnosis requires high level of suspicion together with radiographic and/or endoscopic studies. The treatment will be determined by the type of bezoar, size and consistency. The surgical option is the most used, requiring interdisciplinary follow-up to avoid recurrences(AU)

Tricobezoar gástrico: relato de caso / Gastric trichobezoar: case report

Bezoars are foreign bodies impacted in the digestive tract resulting of their ingestion and accumulation, involving mainly the stomach. The most common types are phytobezoars, contaning vegetables, fiber and seed and the trichobezoar, made of hair. The present case is the description of a 25-year-old female with nonspecific dyspeptic symptoms associated to intestinal habit change. The diagnosis was suggested by Computerized Tomography in association with clinical history - initially omitted by the pacient - of trichophagia for 10 years. Treatment consisted of Anterior Gastrotomy and remotion of the bezoar.

Tricobezoar gástrico / Gastric trichobezoar

Bezoar is a foreign body in the digestive tract originated from ingestion of varied substances, mainly vegetal hair or coats, staple fibers among others. We present a case of a 16-year-old female with trichotillomania history of approximately 5 months, diagnosed through clinical evidence of traumatic alopecia made by her dermatologist. Though asymptomatic the presence of tricobezoar was suspected and confirmed through digestive seriography and high digestive endoscopy. The patient was operated on for gastrotomy and removal of bezoar, with good postoperative follow-up, except for surgical wound infection.