Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report

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Autor(a) principal: Santos, T
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Madeira, N, Alcafache, J, Vicente, C, Molinar, G, Noronha, J
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1393
Resumo: OBJECTIVE: Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome. Although trichobezoars are well described in terms of surgical diagnostic and procedure, there are only but very scarce reports on psychiatric literature, usually associated with trichotillomania. The authors present a clinical case of trichobezoar and discuss the most relevant aspects concerning this entity. METHODS: Presentation of psychiatric and surgical data concerning the case report. Previously reported cases are also mentioned. RESULTS: Report of a 27-year-old female patient with a trichobezoar submitted to surgical removal, with a prior intervention 4 years before also due to trichobezoar, and with unknown psychiatric antecedents or follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A trichobezoar represents a serious surgical condition. It is important to consider such diagnosis in face of suggestive symptoms, even if signs of trichotillomania are not present. The discrepancies between the prevalence of trichotillomania and trichobezoars due to trichophagia may be due to issues related to self-selection of patients and symptom severity. Such issues may also be important in the study of impulsive-compulsive spectrum models and to their relevance to impulse control disorders
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spelling Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case reportBezoaresTricofagiaOBJECTIVE: Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome. Although trichobezoars are well described in terms of surgical diagnostic and procedure, there are only but very scarce reports on psychiatric literature, usually associated with trichotillomania. The authors present a clinical case of trichobezoar and discuss the most relevant aspects concerning this entity. METHODS: Presentation of psychiatric and surgical data concerning the case report. Previously reported cases are also mentioned. RESULTS: Report of a 27-year-old female patient with a trichobezoar submitted to surgical removal, with a prior intervention 4 years before also due to trichobezoar, and with unknown psychiatric antecedents or follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A trichobezoar represents a serious surgical condition. It is important to consider such diagnosis in face of suggestive symptoms, even if signs of trichotillomania are not present. The discrepancies between the prevalence of trichotillomania and trichobezoars due to trichophagia may be due to issues related to self-selection of patients and symptom severity. Such issues may also be important in the study of impulsive-compulsive spectrum models and to their relevance to impulse control disordersRIHUCSantos, TMadeira, NAlcafache, JVicente, CMolinar, GNoronha, J2012-06-13T14:54:40Z20122012-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1393engClin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2012;8:43-5.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-11T14:22:40Zoai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/1393Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:03:54.622509Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
title Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
spellingShingle Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
Santos, T
Bezoares
Tricofagia
title_short Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
title_full Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
title_fullStr Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
title_full_unstemmed Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
title_sort Trichophagia and trichobezoar: case report
author Santos, T
author_facet Santos, T
Madeira, N
Alcafache, J
Vicente, C
Molinar, G
Noronha, J
author_role author
author2 Madeira, N
Alcafache, J
Vicente, C
Molinar, G
Noronha, J
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, T
Madeira, N
Alcafache, J
Vicente, C
Molinar, G
Noronha, J
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Bezoares
Tricofagia
topic Bezoares
Tricofagia
description OBJECTIVE: Trichobezoar consists of a compact mass of hair occupying the gastric cavity to a various extent. When the trichobezoar extends past the duodenum it is better referred to as Rapunzel Syndrome. Although trichobezoars are well described in terms of surgical diagnostic and procedure, there are only but very scarce reports on psychiatric literature, usually associated with trichotillomania. The authors present a clinical case of trichobezoar and discuss the most relevant aspects concerning this entity. METHODS: Presentation of psychiatric and surgical data concerning the case report. Previously reported cases are also mentioned. RESULTS: Report of a 27-year-old female patient with a trichobezoar submitted to surgical removal, with a prior intervention 4 years before also due to trichobezoar, and with unknown psychiatric antecedents or follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: A trichobezoar represents a serious surgical condition. It is important to consider such diagnosis in face of suggestive symptoms, even if signs of trichotillomania are not present. The discrepancies between the prevalence of trichotillomania and trichobezoars due to trichophagia may be due to issues related to self-selection of patients and symptom severity. Such issues may also be important in the study of impulsive-compulsive spectrum models and to their relevance to impulse control disorders
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