Large bowel obstruction due to sesame seed bezoar: a case report

Large bowel obstruction due to sesame seed bezoar: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a case of a 79 year old man with a known benign anastomotic stricture presenting with large bowel obstruction. At laparotomy the obstruction was found to be caused by a large sesame seed bezoar. Seed bezoars are well known to cause impaction in the rect...

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Main Authors: Shaw Aidan G, Peacock Oliver, Lund Jonathan N, Tierney Gillian M, Larvin Mike, Speake William
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/159

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