Large hairball in 4 year old's intestine

Soc Trang A 4-year-old girl with a habit of swallowing hair was hospitalized with vomiting, bloating, and fever. Doctors diagnosed her with Rapunzel syndrome, also known as "Rapunzel syndrome".

On June 13, a representative of Soc Trang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital said the baby was malnourished, had pale skin, and thin hair. Ultrasound and X-ray results discovered a foreign object and a stapler in the baby's digestive tract.

The doctor diagnosed the baby with intestinal obstruction due to a foreign object and performed surgery to remove a large hairball. After surgery, the baby girl is awake, her health is improving, and she is expected to be discharged in the next few days.

Hairball in the small intestine of a 4-year-old girl was surgically removed by doctors. Photo: An Minh

Most people with Rapunzel syndrome show signs of malnutrition, abdominal pain, vomiting, and only discover the disease when they go to the hospital for examination.

Trichophagia is a rare condition, most commonly affecting women, who eat their own or other people's hair. Swallowed hair cannot be digested, gets stuck in the stomach and intestines, and accumulates over time into large clumps that can cause intestinal obstruction and perforation.

An Minh

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