Date seeds: an unusual cause of distal colonic obstruction
EMJ-Emirates Medical Journal. 2007; 25 (1): 57-58
in English
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| ID: emr-94072
ABSTRACT
A 72 year old woman presented with clinical signs and symptoms ofcolonic obstruction. Plain radiographs of the abdomen showed features of distal colo-rectal obstruction, and a limited barium enema examination demonstrated multiple, oval filling defects in the recto-sigmoid. A cleansing enema under general anaesthesia confirmed impacted date seeds which were extracted, and the patient made an uneventful recovery
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction
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Colon
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Constipation
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Foreign Bodies
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Emirates Med. J.
Year:
2007
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