The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome

Volume: 3 Number: 3 July 25, 2011
  • Venu Parachurı
  • Dilip Patel
  • Marc Downıng
  • Jagadeesh Kalavakunta
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The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome

Abstract

Rapunzel syndrome is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction caused by a trichobezoar. There have been fewer than 40 cases reported and only one case was reported to occur in a male to date. We present the youngest patient in the literature and only the second male case.

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English

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Authors

Venu Parachurı This is me

Marc Downıng This is me

Jagadeesh Kalavakunta This is me

Publication Date

July 25, 2011

Submission Date

May 6, 2011

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.09590

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https://izlik.org/JA79AZ68HC

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APA
Parachurı, V., Patel, D., Downıng, M., & Kalavakunta, J. (2011). The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Sciences, 3(3), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.09590
AMA
1.Parachurı V, Patel D, Downıng M, Kalavakunta J. The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. 2011;3(3):1-4. doi:10.17334/jps.09590
Chicago
Parachurı, Venu, Dilip Patel, Marc Downıng, and Jagadeesh Kalavakunta. 2011. “The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 3 (3): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.09590.
EndNote
Parachurı V, Patel D, Downıng M, Kalavakunta J (July 1, 2011) The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 3 3 1–4.
IEEE
[1]V. Parachurı, D. Patel, M. Downıng, and J. Kalavakunta, “The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome”, Journal of Pediatric Sciences, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1–4, July 2011, doi: 10.17334/jps.09590.
ISNAD
Parachurı, Venu - Patel, Dilip - Downıng, Marc - Kalavakunta, Jagadeesh. “The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 3/3 (July 1, 2011): 1-4. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.09590.
JAMA
1.Parachurı V, Patel D, Downıng M, Kalavakunta J. The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. 2011;3:1–4.
MLA
Parachurı, Venu, et al. “The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2011, pp. 1-4, doi:10.17334/jps.09590.
Vancouver
1.Venu Parachurı, Dilip Patel, Marc Downıng, Jagadeesh Kalavakunta. The Youngest Case of Rapunzel Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. 2011 Jul. 1;3(3):1-4. doi:10.17334/jps.09590