Obstrucción intestinal causada por Tricobezoar: Síndrome de Rapunzel

Rapunzel syndrome or gastrointestinal trichobezoar is caused by hair ingestión. The diagnosis may be suspected in young females with important weight loss, who deny hair eating. We report a 16 year-old female consulting in the emergency room for abdominal pain. She was subjected to an exploratory laparotomy and a big mass was palpated in the stomach. A gastrostomy and enterostomy were performed and a 17x6x5 cm tríchobezoar was extracted. The patient had an uneventful postoperative outcome and was derived to Psychiatry.