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Rectal seed bezoar due to sunflower seed: a case report and review of the literature

Seed bezoars are a subcategory of phytobezoars, caused by consumption of indigestible vegetable or fruit seeds. We present the case of a 64-year-old male patient, who presented at the Emergency Department, complaining of constipation, tenesmus and rectal pain. History and digital examination reveale...

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Autores principales: Manatakis, Dimitrios, Sioula, Maria, Passas, Ioannis, Zerbinis, Helen, Dervenis, Christos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6488252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31065317
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.157.12539