Rectal bezoars in children

Intestinal Phytobezoar: A Rare Case Report

“…[11][12][13][14][15] The stomach is the most common site of bezoar formation, followed by the small intestine and, rarely, the colon or rectum. 16,17 Among all type of bezoar phytobezoars are the most common type and formed by excessive consumption of herbal nutrients containing high amounts of indigestible fibers, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and fruit tannins. 3 There are some predisposing factors for gastrointestinal phytobezoars formation.…”

Bezoar

“…Pharmacobezoars develop from ingestion of long-acting medications and trichobezoars are created from ingestion of hair (2). Management of bezoars begins with first attempting to dissolve the bezoar with agents like cellulose, Coca-Cola, and acetylcysteine.…”

Mountain Papaya Seeds Causing Fecal Impaction in Children

“…Abdominal pain, abdominal swelling and vomiting were other reported symptoms. Treatment methods used in various comparable studies included liquid paraffin, warm water enema (11), polyethylene glycol, colonoscopy with roth retrieval nets and baskets (12), manual digital extraction (1) and instrumental extraction (13). In a child with small bowel obstruction due to lentil soup remnants who had previously undergone surgery for acute appendicitis and was being managed conservatively, exploratory laparotomy with an enterotomy to decompress the bowel was necessary due to the deteriorating condition of the child (14).…”