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Pumpkin's seeds.
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F1
A proctological inspection revealed a hard bolus in the rectum (Figure 1) with blood loss and a rectoscope examination showed a pumpkin bezoar impacted into the rectum (Figure 2).
Bezoar in the rectum.
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F2
A proctological inspection revealed a hard bolus in the rectum (Figure 1) with blood loss and a rectoscope examination showed a pumpkin bezoar impacted into the rectum (Figure 2).
Rectal wall after disimpaction.
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F3
A proctoscopy showed small diffuse ulcerations of the rectal mucosa and enlargement of hemorrhoids (Figure 3).