Searching for a Lead: Diagnosing a Rare Cause of Recurrent Intussusception

This case report describes a rare instance of trichotillomania, tricophagia, and a gastric trichobezoar in an 11-year-old boy, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving surgery and psychiatric evaluation to address this uncommon psychiatric disorder.

This case report highlights a rare instance of gastric trichobezoar, or "Rapunzel syndrome," associated with trichotillomania, characterized by hair accumulation in the stomach of a patient.

This review discusses the diagnostic and treatment challenges of trichotillomania and emphasizes the need for better-designed studies to optimize treatment approaches.

In this case report, the researchers diagnosed a large trichobezoar in a 7-year-old girl with gastrointestinal symptoms and weight loss through endoscopy after inconclusive imaging, highlighting endoscopy's importance for accurate diagnosis and the need for surgical and behavioral intervention to prevent recurrence.

This case report describes a rare instance of a patient with trichotillomania also developing a gastric trichobezoar, leading to Rapunzel syndrome.