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Case Reports
. 1988 Jan;17(1):77-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80510-9.

Popcorn primary colonic phytobezoar

R J Roberge  1 , N S Squyres, T L MacMath
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Case Reports

Popcorn primary colonic phytobezoar

R J Roberge et al. Ann Emerg Med. 1988 Jan.

Abstract

A compulsive popcorn eater presented with complaints of abdominal and rectal pain, abdominal distention, and obstipation of one week's duration. Physical examination revealed a large lower abdominal mass, and roentgenograms demonstrated a large bezoar in the rectosigmoid region. This case describes the first report of a primary colonic bezoar caused by the ingestion of raw popcorn kernels.

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