title: Rectal bezoars due to pumpkin seeds.
abstract: Rectal 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 38, Post Code 123, Muscat, Oman. drsalmanmirza@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad Salman
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.forename: Khalifa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Wahibi
authors.forename: Shafiq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baloch
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Qadhi
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D028464:Cucurbita / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum; D012639:Seeds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation