@article{ref1,
title="Rapunzel syndrome with a fatal outcome in a neglected child",
journal="Journal of pediatric surgery",
year="2005",
author="Ventura, Denise Estefan and Herbella, Fernando A. Mardiros and Schettini, Sergio T. and Delmonte, Carlos",
volume="40",
number="10",
pages="1665-1667",
abstract="The &quot;Rapunzel&quot; syndrome (a trichobezoar with a long tail extending from the stomach to the small bowel) is an uncommon disease. It is related to severe complications but rarely associates to a fatal outcome. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl admitted at the emergency department in cardiorespiratory arrest whose autopsy disclosed an ileal perforation that is caused by a long bezoar extending from the stomach to the small bowel. The authors discuss a possible link between Rapunzel syndrome and child neglect.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3468",
doi="10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.038",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.038"
}