Abstract

RIVEROS-VEGA, Javier Humberto; GOMEZ-ZULETA, Martín Alonso  and  ESTARITA, Javier. Rapunzel Syndrome: Myth or Reality. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2020, vol.35, n.2, pp.207-211. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.402.

A 35-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department of a third-level hospital following six months of early satiety and weight loss. Upon physical admission, the patient had signs of malnutrition. Upper digestive tract endoscopy found a trichobezoar that occupied the entire gastric chamber and extended into the third portion of the duodenum. This diagnosis was confirmed by an abdominal CT scan. Surgery confirmed the diagnosis of Rapunzel Syndrome. Following surgery the patient’s evolution was good and symptoms resolved. Nutritional and psychological interventions were initiated to manage malnutrition and an underlying psychiatric disorder.

Keywords : Endoscopy; stomach; bezoar; trichobezoar; Rapunzel; surgery; anxiety.

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