An Unusual Association of Trichobezoar with Refeeding Syndrome and Subacute Intestinal Obstruction in Postoperative Period
Trichobezoar with Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition seen in young females. Refeeding syndrome is a rare phenomenon that can occur in any chronically malnourished person after starting feeds. We discuss and review available literature of extremely rare cases of 11-year-old girl, with trichobezoar with refeeding syndrome with subacute intestinal obstruction in the postoperative period.
Authors
- Amit Shukla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-0177)
- Rohit Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9792-3930)
- Rini Dixit
- Sunita Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-2719)
- Divya Prakash
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_94_24
- Primary Topic
- Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00