Pumpkin Seed Bezoar Causing Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Pumpkin Seed Bezoar Causing Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
A 38-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of diffuse abdominal pain. She reported normal bowel movements up to 1 day prior and was unable to pass anything rectally since. There was no report of fever, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, or melena. Physical exam demonstrated diffuse abdominal tenderness and normal bowel sou...
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عنوان ژورنال: ACG Case Reports Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2326-3253
DOI: 10.14309/crj.2017.49