1-kg mass of hair removed from nine-year-old girl’s stomach in rare Kerala surgery
- Surgeons at a private hospital in Kerala successfully removed a 1-kg hairball from a nine-year-old girl’s digestive tract.
- She was admitted with severe abdominal pain and persistent vomiting caused by intestinal obstruction from the undigested mass.
- Scans confirmed the child suffered from Rapunzel syndrome, a rare condition where swallowed hair forms a severe blockage.
- Following the complex surgical procedure led by paediatric specialists, the girl recovered fully and was discharged from hospital.
Source: deccanchronicle.com
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