Trichobezoar from bristles brush and Carpet yarn requiring emergency laparotomy. Case report.

Introduction And Importance: When hair accumulates inside the stomach, it causes what is called a Trichobezoar, which leads to a stomach blockage, this condition is rare and more common in women and in patients with psychiatric disorders.

Case Presentation: The authors report an unusual case of a 16-year-old girl who has trichobezoar not only by ingestion of hair, it is also by bristle clothes brush and Carpet yarn. she presented with acute abdominal pain and gastrointestinal symptoms-like watery diarrhea, vomiting, hypercoria and weight loss attributed to Anorexia.

Rapunzel Syndrome in Congenital Mental Retardation Patient Requiring Emergency Laparotomy. Case report.

Introduction: When hair accumulates inside the stomach, it causes what is called a Trichobezoar, which leads to a stomach blockage. When the accumulated hair extends into the small intestine, it causes a rare disturbance called Rapunzel syndrome (RS).

Discussion: Affected patients infrequently remain asymptomatic for several years.