Resumen

CURIOSO VILCHEZ, Walter H., RIVERA VEGA, Juan y CURIOSO ABRIOJO, Walter I. Síndrome De Rapunzel: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú, abr./jun. 2002, vol.22, no.2, p.168-172. ISSN 1022-5129.

The Rapunzel syndrome, is a rare form of gastric trichobezoar extending throughout the bowel.  A case history of a 22-year-old peruvian women is described. This is the thirteenth patient with RS reported in the literature. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and literature are briefly reviewed.

Palabras llave: Rapunzel syndrome; gastric trichobezoar.