Girl with Rapunzel Syndrome has giant hairball in her stomach, doctors shocked it’s over 2 meters long, breaking world record
Doctors are shocked! 14-year-old girl was operated. On and had a “giant hairball” in her stomach. Over 2 meters long, becoming the เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย case of removing the longest hairball from the body in medical history.
The girl, who hails from a small village in Agra district, has been displaying bizarre behaviors since sixth grade, including eating chalk, dirt, wood chips and hair. Doctors diagnosed her with pica , or “strange eating disorder,” a mental disorder that causes sufferers to urge to eat non-food items.
Her condition worsened over a period of months. With severe abdominal pain and frequent vomiting. Of Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. A CT scan revealed that her stomach was misshapen and filled with large foreign objects. That had extended into her small intestine.
The doctor in charge of the treatment, Dr. Jeevan Kankariya, led a team of surgeons to perform emergency surgery. The lump was not just a normal hair lump. But also mixed with rubber bands, threads, wood chips and small stones. Totaling 210 centimeters long. Which is a symptom. Of a rare disease called “Rapunzel Syndrome”.
The most amazing thing is that the surgery took only 2 hours. Without the need for additional blood transfusions. As the “Longest Hairball Removal Surgery in the World”, beating the previous record of 180 cm.
With support from the hospital director and the patient’s school staff. A psychiatrist to prevent a recurrence of her strange eating behavior.
Doctors also warn parents that if their children have a habit of eating strange things. Such as hair or non-food objects. To prevent intestinal obstruction or severe complications in the future.