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<journal-id>0034-7493</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Cir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7493</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-74932022000200013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El largo camino de la tricotilomania al síndrome de Rapunzel]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The Long Road from Trichotillomania to Rapunzel Syndrome]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Valenzuela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Noslen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hossein]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Shaneeza]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Devendra]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salas Izquierdo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Celia Catalina]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932022000200013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La tricotilomania, la tricofagia y el tricobezoar son afecciones entrelazadas e interconectadas. Estas deben tenerse en cuenta especialmente en féminas jóvenes que a menudo tienen una enfermedad psiquiátrica o trastorno social subyacente y es posible que la historia sea difícil de obtener.  Objetivo:  Presentar un caso portador de tricobezoar gástrico, por su baja incidencia en nuestro medio y a nivel mundial.  Caso clínico:  Paciente femenina de 12 años de edad, con antecedentes de retraso psicomotor, sin seguimiento o tratamiento previo. Acudió a consulta traída por su madre que aduce aumento de volumen en hemiabdomen superior de 5 años de evolución con pérdida de peso insidiosa. Los estudios radiológicos revelaron un tricobezoar gástrico que se corrobora, asociado a un síndrome de Rapunzel, en la laparotomía exploratoria. La paciente evolucionó satisfactoriamente y es seguida por grupo multidisciplinario.  Conclusiones:  Los bezoares gástricos son entidades poco frecuentes. Para el diagnóstico es necesario un alto índice de sospecha de conjunto con estudios radiográficos y/o endoscópicos. El tratamiento estará determinado por el tipo de bezoar, tamaño y consistencia. La opción quirúrgica es la más usada, con el consecuente seguimiento interdisciplinario para evitar recurrencias.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Trichotillomania, trichophagia and trichobezoar are intertwined and interconnected conditions. These should be considered, especially in young women who often have an underlying psychiatric illness or social disorder and possibly a history difficult to get.  Objective:  To report a case of gastric trichobezoar due to its low incidence in our environment and worldwide.  Clinical case report:  We report the case of a 12-year-old female patient with a history of psychomotor retardation, with no prior follow-up or treatment, who came to consult with her mother, complaining of increased volume in the upper abdomen, of 5 years of evolution with malignant weight loss. Radiological studies reveal a gastric trichobezoar that is corroborated, associated with Rapunzel syndrome, in the exploratory laparotomy. The patient evolved satisfactorily and a multidisciplinary group assisted her.  Conclusions:  Gastric bezoars are rare entities. Diagnosis requires high level of suspicion together with radiographic and/or endoscopic studies. The treatment will be determined by the type of bezoar, size and consistency. The surgical option is the most used, requiring interdisciplinary follow-up to avoid recurrences.]]></p></abstract>
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