Unusual cause of constipation: sunflower seeds bezoar
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Unusual cause of constipation: sunflower seeds bezoar.
Bezoars are accumulated foreign material that forms concretions in the gastrointestinal tract, inducing abdominal pain, constipation, obstruction, and even peritonitis. This case report describes a rare rectal bezoar in a healthy young woman who had recently consumed large quantities of sunflower seeds. A 21-year-old healthy woman was admitted with abdominal pain, rectal pain, and constipation ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325893