• Tropical doctor · Jan 2009

    Case Reports

    Rectal bezoars due to pumpkin seeds.

    • Mohammad Salman Mirza, Khalifa Al-Wahibi, Shafiq Baloch, and Hani Al-Qadhi.
    • Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 38, Post Code 123, Muscat, Oman. drsalmanmirza@hotmail.com
    • Trop Doct. 2009 Jan 1; 39 (1): 54-5.

    AbstractRectal bezoars commonly occur due to seeds, especially in children living in countries south of the Mediterranean and in the Middle-East. Dried seeds are considered a delicacy and consumed widely. Inadequate chewing or hastily eating without removing the hull may lead to their impaction as bezoars, which may require manual removal under general anaesthesia.

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