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    [2] => Rare case of prickly pear seeds phytobezoar causing rectal impaction
    [title] => Rare case of prickly pear seeds phytobezoar causing rectal impaction
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    [5] => Peerbux MS, Ho S, Abdullah M. Rare case of prickly pear seeds phytobezoar causing rectal impaction. J Case Rep Images Surg 2021;7:100084Z12MP2021.
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Rectal impaction due to phytobezoar is a rare surgical phenomenon associated with significant morbidity and often requires timely treatment to avoid complications such as urinary obstruction, fecal impaction, and colonic perforation. In this novel case, a 43-year-old man developed constipation and perianal pain from rectal impaction due to consumption of approximately five kilograms of prickly pears. This was identified during examination under anesthesia and treated by manual disimpaction which resulted in full resolution of symptoms. Common complications of such illnesses include fecal loading resulting in bowel obstruction, urinary obstruction, and colonic or rectal perforation. The case highlights the need for greater awareness of prickly pear seeds causing fecal impaction by primary care practitioners and the wider community and rapid diagnosis and timely interventions are crucial to avoid documented complications.

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Rectal impaction due to phytobezoar is a rare surgical phenomenon associated with significant morbidity and often requires timely treatment to avoid complications such as urinary obstruction, fecal impaction, and colonic perforation. In this novel case, a 43-year-old man developed constipation and perianal pain from rectal impaction due to consumption of approximately five kilograms of prickly pears. This was identified during examination under anesthesia and treated by manual disimpaction which resulted in full resolution of symptoms. Common complications of such illnesses include fecal loading resulting in bowel obstruction, urinary obstruction, and colonic or rectal perforation. The case highlights the need for greater awareness of prickly pear seeds causing fecal impaction by primary care practitioners and the wider community and rapid diagnosis and timely interventions are crucial to avoid documented complications.

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