Rectal bezoars due to pumpkin seeds.
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.
Mirza
Mohammad Salman
MS
Department of Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PO Box 38, Post Code 123, Muscat, Oman. drsalmanmirza@hotmail.com
Al-Wahibi
Khalifa
K
Baloch
Shafiq
S
Al-Qadhi
Hani
H
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