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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(01): 21-23
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.76049
Abdominal

Case report: Colonic bezoar due to box myrtle seeds: A very rare occurrence

Narvir Singh Chauhan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, (Kangra), Himachal Pradesh - 176 001, India
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Dinesh Sood
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, (Kangra), Himachal Pradesh - 176 001, India
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Abstract

Large bowel seed bezoars are rare and are mostly due to seeds of sunflower, prickly pear cactus, sesame and cucumber. We present a rare case of sigmoid colon seed bezoar due to Box Myrtle seeds because of an underlying benign stricture.

Keywords

Box Myrtle - colonic bezoar - hyperechoic arc - kaiphal - seed bezoar - sigmoid stricture


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31 July 2021

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