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

Authors: Aidan G Shaw, Oliver Peacock, Jonathan N Lund, Gillian M Tierney, Mike Larvin, William Speake

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

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 rectum but have never been previously reported to cause large bowel obstruction. We recommend that patients with known large bowel strictures should be advised not to eat seeds as this could ultimately lead to obstruction, ischaemia or perforation.

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Title: Large bowel obstruction due to sesame seed bezoar: a case report
Authors: Aidan G Shaw
Oliver Peacock
Jonathan N Lund
Gillian M Tierney
Mike Larvin
William Speake
Publication date: 01-12-2007
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-159

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