Amir Mohammad Meraji Khahover 1 year ago

rapunzel syndrome

Rapunzel syndrome: This syndrome is an obsessive disorder that a person tends to eat and eat his hair, or sometimes the hair of others. This obsession is associated with Trichotillomania disease and called the hair mass accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract. The reason for naming this disease was due to a cartoon character named Rapunzel, who had long hair This hair mass may close the digestive tract, extending from the stomach to the duodenum and jejunum and sometimes to the ileum, which is why the name of the Raponel character has been placed on it. Treatment: The only definitive treatment is surgery. If the hair mass is small, it can be removed by gastrointestinal endoscopy, otherwise laparotomy scars will be selected.